‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site

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Residents near the proposed US Ebola quarantine site in Nanyuki, Kenya, express fear and opposition to the plan, warning it risks exposing the local population to the virus despite no known cases in Kenya. The plan highlights tensions around disease control and perceived double standards.

People from town of potential site for US citizens with Ebola symptoms say it puts them at risk in country with no known cases People from a town in central Kenya where the US wants to set up an Ebola quarantine facility for its citizens have strongly criticised the plan, saying they fear it will expose them to the virus and that it is indicative of double standards on the part of the US. “Everybody should be quarantined in their home country. We shouldn’t allow foreigners to bring us diseases,” said Charles Mathenge, a taxi driver who lives near Laikipia Air Base, the proposed site in Nanyuki, 120 miles from the capital, Nairobi. “Kenya is our country, and we should be careful with it.” Continue reading...