Why the US doesn’t want American Ebola patients to return home
Protests erupted in Kenya against a US plan to send American Ebola patients to the country instead of bringing them home. Activists are questioning the decision and the approval given to build a quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base. A court ruling has temporarily halted the plan while demanding more information from the Kenyan government.
- ▪Hundreds of Kenyans protested against the US plan to send Ebola patients to Kenya.
- ▪Two people were killed during the protests, highlighting the public's outrage.
- ▪A court in Kenya has suspended the plan and ordered the government to disclose details of its agreement with the US.
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PodcastsWhy the US doesn’t want American Ebola patients to return homeTrump’s Ebola plan is sparking protests in Kenya.by Avishay Artsy and Noel KingJun 2, 2026, 8:55 PM UTCShareGiftActivists in Nairobi, Kenya, protest against a US-built Ebola quarantine center planned to begin operations at Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base on June 2, 2026. Luis Tato / AFP via Getty ImagesAs global concern about an Ebola outbreak in central Africa grows, hundreds of Kenyans have taken to the streets to protest a plan by the Trump administration to send American citizens who have been exposed to the virus to Kenya, rather than bringing them back to the US. Two people have been shot and killed during the protests.The outbreak started in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month and has since spread to Uganda.
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