Hundreds of Kenyans protest outside airbase over plans to quarantine US citizens with Ebola in their country

Around 1 June 2026, hundreds of people protested in Kenya outside an airbase over plans to quarantine US citizens with Ebola in the country. Residents of Nanyuki and Laikipia demonstrated against a US-Kenya deal to set up an Ebola quarantine centre in Laikipia.

Kenya's president said he approved the facility at Trump's request despite the domestic backlash. The Daily Nation published an item titled 'Kenya-US Ebola deal a betrayal'.