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Paul Muite Questions Quarantine of Seven US Ebola Responders at Laikipia Air Base

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Paul Muite Questions Quarantine of Seven US Ebola Responders at Laikipia Air Base

The High Court had temporarily halted construction and the admission of foreign patients pending a constitutional petition.

Senior Counsel Paul Muite has asked the Kenyan government to explain reports that seven American Ebola response workers are quarantining at a bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki.

The reported quarantine is the first publicly confirmed use of the facility since its construction and comes amid an unresolved court dispute over the project and the admission of foreign patients.

In a statement shared on X on Saturday, July 18, 2026, Muite questioned whether the government was complying with existing court orders and sought clarification on the public health safeguards in place.

The High Court temporarily suspended construction of the facility and the admission of foreign patients pending determination of a constitutional petition. Muite’s intervention puts fresh scrutiny on whether the reported use of the unit is consistent with those orders.

Reuters reported that the seven Americans work for the Christian humanitarian organisation Samaritan’s Purse. They had been deployed as part of an Ebola response mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Nanyuki facility has faced legal and political controversy since the United States announced plans to establish a 50-bed bio-isolation unit for American citizens exposed to Ebola while serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Last updated Jul 19

  1. Prior version Jul 19

    This marks the first publicly confirmed use of the bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base since its construction.

    This marks the first publicly confirmed use of the bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base since its construction.

    This marks the first publicly confirmed use of the bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base since its construction.

    The development matters because paul Muite raises concerns over U.S. Ebola personnel quarantine in Kenya.

    The key developments are:

    • Senior Counsel Paul Muite has called on the Kenyan government to issue an official statement following reports that American aid workers who had been responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are quarantining at the controversial bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki.
    • In a statement shared on X on Saturday, July 18, 2026, Muite questioned whether the government was complying with existing court orders and sought clarification on Kenya's public health safeguards.
    • The High Court temporarily suspended construction and the admission of foreign patients pending determination of the constitutional petition.
    • According to Reuters, the seven Americans work for the Christian humanitarian organisation Samaritan's Purse and had been deployed as part of an Ebola response mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • The Nanyuki quarantine facility has been at the centre of legal and political controversy since the United States announced plans to establish a 50-bed bio-isolation unit for American citizens exposed to Ebola while serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
  2. Prior version Jul 18

    This marks the first publicly confirmed use of the bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base since its construction.

    This marks the first publicly confirmed use of the bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base since its construction.

    This marks the first publicly confirmed use of the bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base since its construction.

    The development matters because paul Muite raises concerns over U.S. Ebola personnel quarantine in Kenya.

    The key developments are:

    • Senior Counsel Paul Muite has called on the Kenyan government to issue an official statement following reports that American aid workers who had been responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are quarantining at the controversial bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki.
    • In a statement shared on X on Saturday, July 18, 2026, Muite questioned whether the government was complying with existing court orders and sought clarification on Kenya's public health safeguards.
    • The High Court temporarily suspended construction and the admission of foreign patients pending determination of the constitutional petition.
    • According to Reuters, the seven Americans work for the Christian humanitarian organisation Samaritan's Purse and had been deployed as part of an Ebola response mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • The Nanyuki quarantine facility has been at the centre of legal and political controversy since the United States announced plans to establish a 50-bed bio-isolation unit for American citizens exposed to Ebola while serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.