'Americans can take their Ebola back': Kenyans protest plan for US quarantine centre

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'Americans can take their Ebola back': Kenyans protest plan for US quarantine centre

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Protests in Kenya oppose the US plan to open an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens amid mounting local frustrations. The facility's construction is paused by a court order, but the Kenyan President insists on continuing, citing long-standing aid relations with Washington.

Demonstrators continue to take to the streets in Kenya, as frustrations mount with authorities who granted the US permission to open an Ebola quarantine centre dedicated to US citizens suspected of having been in contact with the virus. While construction of the facility is under a pause order from a high court order, the President is vowing to press ahead, saying Nairobi owes Washington for years of aid support.

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