Kenyan court halts plans for US Ebola quarantine facility
A Kenyan court has temporarily blocked the opening of a new Ebola quarantine center for U.S. nationals. The facility was set to open on the same day the court issued a restraining order due to concerns raised by a local advocacy group. The case will be heard again on June 2, as the controversy surrounding the facility continues to unfold.
- ▪A Kenyan court issued a temporary restraining order against the opening of a U.S. Ebola quarantine center.
- ▪The facility was challenged by the Katiba Institute for being established in a secretive manner.
- ▪The next hearing regarding the case is scheduled for June 2.
13 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 14 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 5 lean left, 5 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Kenyan court orders suspension of US Ebola quarantine facility — The Hill
- ▪ Kenya court suspends US plan to establish Ebola quarantine facility for exposed Americans — New York Post
- ▪ Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Kenya court suspends opening of US Ebola quarantine centre — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ A court in Kenya blocks U.S. plan to quarantine Ebola patients — Washington Post — World
- ▪ Kenyan court blocks opening of U.S. Ebola quarantine center on air base — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Kenyan court suspends U.S. plan for Ebola quarantine facility in country for Americans — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Kenyan court suspends US Ebola quarantine facility plan — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Court in Kenya Suspends Plans for U.S. Ebola Quarantine Unit — NYT — World
- ▪ Kenyan high court suspends plan for US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Kenyan high court suspends plan for US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya — Investing.com — News
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A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily blocked the opening of a new Ebola quarantine center for U.S. nationals on the same day the facility was set to open. The U.S. and the Kenyan government recently reached an agreement allowing Washington to establish the center to monitor U.S. citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, where the Ebola outbreak is concentrated. But a Kenyan advocacy group known as Katiba Institute challenged the development, alleging the 50-bed facility was being established in a “secretive, unilateral” manner that “raises grave constitutional concerns regarding the rights to life, health, fair administrative action, public participation, and parliamentary oversight.” Recommended Stories US to open quarantine and biocontainment unit in Kenya for Americans…
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