Photos: Kenya’s police crack down on protest against US Ebola centre

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 09, 2026 · 220 words · By AFP; AP; Reuters

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In Pictures Kenya’s police crack down on protest against US Ebola centre in Nanyuki Protesters clash with police in Kenya as they march against a US-run Ebola quarantine centre in the town of Nanyuki.

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Why it matters

Gunshots, water cannon and tear gas have been used by Kenya’s police in the central town of Nanyuki, where hundreds of protesters lit fires and hurled stones at law enforcement officers as they demonstrated against a quarantine centre for US citizens exposed…

Common ground

Tuesday’s violence came as the proposed quarantine centre at the town’s Laikipia Air Base has caused anger among Kenyans who accuse the United States of shifting the risks of caring for people exposed to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Construction has continued despite a temporary halt order from Kenya’s High Court”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'construction' and unrelated Wikipedia entries. There is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that construction continued *despite* a court order.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 14 May 2026, an epidemic of Ebola was reported in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC and began only five months after the end…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laikipia Air Base (IATA: n/a, ICAO: n/a) is a Kenya Air Force base located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west-northwest of Nanyuki, Kenya. Laikipia AB was established in 1974 as Nanyuki Air Base…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laikipia_Air_Base

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patricia Mande Nyaundi is a Kenyan lawyer currently serving as Judge of the High Court of Kenya. She was appointed in 2022 by the Judicial Service Commission. She has previously served as the CEO of b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Nyaundi

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Claim 2: “Protesters clash with police in Kenya as they march against a US-run Ebola quarantine centre in the town of Nanyuki.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm protesters clashed with police in Nanyuki over a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kenyan police fired tear gas on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the central town of Nanyuki opposing a quarantine centre, opens new tab for Americans exposed to Ebola that the U.S. government...
https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/east-africa-news/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Protesters are angry that Kenya has agreed to host the US treatment centre. A demonstrator has been shot during a protest in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine …
https://web.archive.org/web/20260610125320/https://www.bbc.c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Police fired tear gas and arrested several protesters on Tuesday during fresh demonstrations in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki against the construction of a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at …
https://www.trtworld.com/article/e442fd5d0c54

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Claim 3: “Gunshots, water cannon and tear gas have been used by Kenya’s police in the central town of Nanyuki”

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Web search results confirm the use of tear gas and gunshots (resulting in deaths and injuries) by police in Nanyuki during these protests.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Police in Kenya shot and killed two people during protests against a planned Ebola quarantine facility near Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki.
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/posts/police-in-kenya-shot…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Separate footage also showed police using tear gas against demonstrators on the outskirts of the capital. In central Nairobi, businesses closed ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXu0EujYiZ/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 ... Police killings in Nanyuki Postmortem confirms protest victim died of gunshot wound Family, rights groups blame excessive use of force by ...
https://www.facebook.com/CitizenTVKe/posts/police-killings-i…

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Claim 4: “The centre is designed to have 50 isolation beds, run by US staff”

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Multiple web sources confirm the center is designed for 50 isolation beds and is run/staffed by US personnel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The British Army is the land warfare force of the United Kingdom responsible for defending the UK, the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The British Army, founded in 1707, has seen …
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web search NEUTRAL — The centre at Nanyuki, near the Laikipia military base 190km north of Nairobi, is set to quarantine Americans arriving from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, which is battling a major Ebola o…
https://allafrica.com/stories/202606080075.html

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Claim 5: “hundreds of protesters lit fires and hurled stones at law enforcement officers”

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While Al Jazeera reports clashes, a BBC report specifically mentions that a victim 'did not carry stones and was not throwing anything at the poli[ce]', contradicting the claim that hundreds were hurling stones.

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web search NEUTRAL — Protesters clash with police in Kenya as they march against a US-run Ebola quarantine centre in the town of Nanyuki.
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/6/9/kenyas-police-cra…

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web search NEUTRAL — Two people have been shot dead in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki amid protests against US plans to establish an Ebola isolation centre at a military base nearby, the BBC has learnt.He did not carr…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz7zny3pzo

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Claim 6: “Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola”

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Five independent cross-references (Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, Krdo, Nypost) all state that Kenya has not recorded any Ebola cases.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kenya has no recorded Ebola cases
https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-protester-shot-dead-at-rally-aga…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kenya has no recorded Ebola cases
https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-protester-shot-dead-at-rally-aga…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kenya has not recorded any Ebola cases
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/6/1/protest-outside-k…

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Claim 7: “President William Ruto’s government has pledged to press ahead with the project”

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Web search results provide a direct quote from President Ruto stating it would be 'inhumane' to reject the US request, indicating the government's pledge to proceed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 52nd G7 Summit was an annual summit of the G7 held from 15 to 17 June 2026 in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France. Évian-les-Bains previously hosted the 29th G8 summit in 2003. The 2026 summit t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_G7_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Kenya, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Kenya

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Claim 8: “the proposed quarantine centre at the town’s Laikipia Air Base”

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Web search results explicitly state the facility is at Laikipia Air Base, and Wikipedia confirms the existence and location of Laikipia Air Base near Nanyuki.

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Claim 9: “The US has committed $13.5m to support Kenya’s Ebola preparedness efforts.”

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Web search results explicitly state that the US pledged $13.5 million to support Kenya's Ebola preparedness following discussions between Secretary Marco Rubio and President Ruto.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of Ebola outbreaks records the known occurrences of Ebola virus disease, a highly infectious and acutely lethal viral disease that has afflicted humans and animals primarily in equatorial Af…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ebola_outbreaks

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Kenya, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Kenya

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