{"id":11671,"date":"2026-05-29T15:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11671"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:15:51","slug":"kenyan-court-blocks-opening-of-u-s-ebola-quarantine-center-on-air-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11671","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan court blocks opening of U.S. Ebola quarantine center on air base"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Kenyan High Court judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration attempt to set up an Ebola quarantine facility on an air base in the East African country. White House officials <span class=\"link\">said earlier this week<\/span> that a 50-bed facility would be operational from Friday for American citizens exposed to or infected by the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The non-profit Katiba Institute, whose mission is to defend Kenya&#8217;s constitution, filed the restraining application Thursday, citing a lack of transparency and public participation and arguing that &#8220;constitutional recklessness&#8221; had implications for &#8220;grave public health.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified six known strains of Ebola, four of which cause significant illness in humans. The most lethal Zaire strain has a mortality rate of up to 90%, according to the World Health Organization, while the Bundibugyo strain \u2014 behind an ongoing outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo \u2014  has a mortality rate between 30-50%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/29\/3d8e3b50-f4bc-45ce-9894-0523a8c3d7f0\/thumbnail\/620x413\/5c85bb4a20392e1f2e2b7a7349e38e25\/congo-ebola-2277941733.jpg#\" alt=\"DRCONGO-HEALTH-EBOLA \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/29\/3d8e3b50-f4bc-45ce-9894-0523a8c3d7f0\/thumbnail\/620x413\/5c85bb4a20392e1f2e2b7a7349e38e25\/congo-ebola-2277941733.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/29\/3d8e3b50-f4bc-45ce-9894-0523a8c3d7f0\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c7d9fda88cede9d0a356bce24b0b11f1\/congo-ebola-2277941733.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A man hangs an Ebola awareness banner in the Kigonze camp in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 28, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Glody MURHABAZI\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump administration officials said the facility on the Laikipia Air Base, about 124 miles from Kenya&#8217;s capital Nairobi, was being designed to provide access to high-quality care for Americans who need to quickly <span class=\"link\">get out of Congo<\/span> and quarantine without the risks of a lengthy trip back to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Another administration official said the government was planning for a facility that would serve &#8220;asymptomatic individuals&#8221; who may have been exposed to Ebola, in cooperation with the Kenyan government.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday, the U.S. was not aware of any exposed Americans who were to be transported to the center, senior administration officials told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyan court said Friday that &#8220;a conservatory order is hereby issued restraining the respondents from establishing &#8230; any Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation or treatment facility in Kenya.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another organization, the Law Society of Kenya, has also filed a constitutional petition against the proposed Ebola quarantine center, but there was no immediate ruling on that Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kenya appears to have been selected as an alternative containment site, thereby externalizing infectious disease risk management to the Republic&#8217;s territory,&#8221; Katiba said in its legal challenge. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyan government has 48 hours to respond to the petition.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya&#8217;s health ministry has said it&#8217;s open to working with other governments, including the United States, but has not spoken in any detail about the proposed U.S. quarantine facility.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/768c37ed-3975-4bb0-83c0-452d285e32ad\/thumbnail\/620x349\/2380870b37721d794540c0ebafb7a825\/cbsn-fusion-trump-administration-building-ebola-quarantine-facility-kenya-thumbnail.jpg#\" alt=\"cbsn-fusion-trump-administration-building-ebola-quarantine-facility-kenya-thumbnail.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/768c37ed-3975-4bb0-83c0-452d285e32ad\/thumbnail\/620x349\/2380870b37721d794540c0ebafb7a825\/cbsn-fusion-trump-administration-building-ebola-quarantine-facility-kenya-thumbnail.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/28\/768c37ed-3975-4bb0-83c0-452d285e32ad\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/71e4ceab817c3130a98e19242c3a0d13\/cbsn-fusion-trump-administration-building-ebola-quarantine-facility-kenya-thumbnail.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Kenyan President William Ruto by phone, and a State Department spokesperson later said Washington would provide $13.5 million toward the African country&#8217;s Ebola defense operations.<\/p>\n<p>The current Ebola outbreak, focused in Congo&#8217;s conflict-plagued Ituri Province on the border with Uganda and South Sudan, is believed to have killed at least 220 people and infected more than 900 others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases, but with a lag time in confirming infections due to the virus&#8217; 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