Nanyuki residents protest planned Ebola quarantine facility
Hundreds of residents of Nanyuki, Laikipia county took to the streets on Monday, June 1st 2026, to protest against the establishment of an Ebola Quarantine facility in the area.
Category: East Africa
Uganda records two new Ebola cases: health ministry
Uganda confirmed two new Ebola cases on Friday, bringing the total to nine — including one fatality — since the outbreak was declared on May 15 in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Eight students arrested over ‘suspected arson attack’ at Kenyan girls’ school
Kenyan police on Friday said eight students had been arrested over a suspected arson attack at a girls’ school that killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 others.
U.S commits Ksh.1.75B to boost Kenya’s Ebola preparedness amid quarantine facility outcry
Kenya President Dr. William Ruto, on Thursday, May 28, held a phone call discussion with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
High Court Stops Establishment of Ebola Quarantine Facility in Kenya
The Court granted interim conservatory orders restraining the state from establishing, operationalising, approving, or facilitating any Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation, or treatment facility in Kenya under any arrangement with the United States or any other foreign government or agency
Fire in Kenya girls’ school dorm kills 16
“We have 16 fatalities. It’s an unfortunate incident,” education minister Julius Migos Ogamba told reporters at the scene.
US Preparing Ebola Quarantine Center in Kenya: WSJ
The center would be for Americans “who would need to quickly get out of DRC and quarantine,” the newspaper quoted one administration official as saying.
Uganda Ghetto Kids ‘can’t wait’ to join Shakira at World Cup
The Ghetto Kids, a Ugandan dance troupe made up of street children, spoke of their excitement at being invited by music superstar Shakira to perform at the World Cup.
Uganda confirms two new Ebola cases: health ministry
Uganda confirmed on Monday two new cases of Ebola, bringing the total to seven since the virus outbreak was discovered in the East African country on May 15.
Kenya’s Presidential Escort Unit Commandants Axed over Ruto Security Breaches
A dramatic security breach involving Kenyan President Dr. William Ruto in Kilifi has triggered sweeping changes within Kenya’s most elite police units, shaking up the command structure of officers tasked with protecting the Head of State.
