Kenyan soil

A court in Kenya suspended an American plan to establish a quarantine
facility for Americans exposed to Ebola in northeastern Democratic Republic
of the Congo.

The decision came earlier today after backlash from medical workers and
activists.

The United States had intended to send individuals exposed to the virus to
Kenya instead of flying them home to the States.

It was unclear whether the Kenyan government had signed off on the plan, or
where in Kenya it would have been constructed.

U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio had promised Kenya 13.5 million USD (420
million NT) for its Ebola preparedness efforts.

But the Kenyan Law Society and Katiba Institute, an organisation devoted to
defending Kenya’s constitution, challenged the facility, citing public health
risks and a lack of public consultation.

The court will next hear arguments concerning this planned faclity on Tuesday.