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Protester shot at demonstration against US Ebola facility in Kenya

By Thomson Reuters Jun 9, 2026 | 8:47 AM

NAIROBI, June 9 (Reuters) – A protester was shot in ​central Kenya ‌on Tuesday, witnesses said, during a demonstration against a quarantine ‌centre ​for ⁠Americans exposed to ⁠Ebola that the U.S. has raced to build despite ​Kenyan court orders barring ⁠further work.

Two ⁠Reuters reporters, who ​did not witness ​the shooting themselves, said ‌the body of the man lay motionless with ⁠a large wound to the head in ⁠the ‌back of a ⁠police van.

A ​police ‌spokesperson said he ​did ⁠not have information about the incident.

(Reporting by Edwin Okoth; Editing by Aaron ​Ross )