Kenya ordered to disclose details of Ebola center deal with US

A Kenyan high court instructed the authorities to disclose details of an agreement with the U.S. government to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the East African nation.

Judge Patricia Nyaundi ordered the publication of the "full terms of any agreement, memorandum, arrangement or negotiations relating to the proposed facility," details of public health, environmental, biosafety or security assessments that were undertaken and approvals obtained from lawmakers and other regulatory bodies.

The protocols intended to govern the admission, handling, isolation and treatment of people exposed to the virus also had to be made public, she said in a ruling handed down on Tuesday. The directives were granted in a case filed by a human rights group and the Law Society of Kenya seeking to block the establishment of the isolation unit or entry of Ebola patients into Kenya.

The latest outbreak of Ebola has been concentrated in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization.

Plans to build the complex to house those infected at a military facility north of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, have raised fears that public health is being placed at risk and sparked protests, but President William Ruto has vowed to press ahead with the project despite an earlier court ruling that temporarily barred its construction.

"When President Trump asked the government of Kenya to support them by having a center in Laikipia, I gave the okay, because it was an agreement and partnership with friends who have walked with Kenya for 30, 40 years," Ruto said late Sunday. "The American government has supported us, they have deployed huge resources in Kenya."

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 9:34 AM.