According to the CS, the planned facility was intended to enhance the country's readiness to handle a possible outbreak and should not be interpreted as a sign that the disease has entered the country.
By Maureen KinyanjuiMaj Gen Nkoimo, who has been serving as the General Officer Commanding Central Command, takes over from Maj Gen Mohamed Nur Hassan, who has proceeded on retirement.
By Bradley BosireThe President maintained that the real issue should be whether the government is taking adequate steps to protect the public rather than focusing on the facility itself.
By Bradley BosireHealth CS Aden Duale told Parliament Kenya needs Sh2.6 billion to strengthen weak areas in emergency Ebola response, targeting border screening, surveillance, laboratories, logistics, isolation capacity, and support for frontline health workers.
By Maureen KinyanjuiCS Duale dismissed the idea of border shutdowns, saying such a move would not provide real protection and would instead disrupt regional movement and economic activity.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe United States government has maintained that no exposed citizens will be returned home for treatment.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee criticised third-country arrangements for treating Americans with Ebola, saying patients should be managed within the U.S. health system. The comment comes amid Kenya’s legal scrutiny of a proposed Ebola facility at Laikipia Air Base.
By David AbonyoThe president said the facility is part of a wider government plan to strengthen the country's ability to detect, isolate and respond to infectious diseases, including Ebola, which has previously affected countries in the region.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe PLP leader said the proposed facility had exposed deeper weaknesses within Kenya’s healthcare system, arguing that the government was seeking to host Ebola-exposed individuals while hospitals across the country continued to struggle with limited resources and operational challenges.
By David AbonyoThe response came hours after Justice Patricia Nyaundi issued conservatory orders temporarily stopping the establishment of any Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation, or treatment facility by the U.S. government or any other foreign agency within Kenya.
By Maureen Kinyanjui