Man shot dead during protest against proposed US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya

Police dispersed demonstrators in Nanyuki, 120 miles from Nairobi, amid rising anger at US plans Kenyan police have shot dead a man during a protest against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens. Patrick Wahome, who has organised protests in Nanyuki against the centre, told Reuters on Tuesday the man died from a gunshot wound to the head. Reporters from the agency saw his body lying motionless in a police van with a large head wound. A police spokesperson said he did not have information about the incident. Dozens of people had gathered near Laikipia airbase, the proposed site of the centre in Nanyuki, 120 miles from the capital, Nairobi, some wearing protective equipment and carrying a coffin with “Ebola” written on it. Several people were arrested and police used teargas to disperse the small crowds. The non-profit Kenya Human Rights Commission said on X: “Hooded police officers ... fired live bullets and arbitrarily arrested 19 protesters.” Protesters have said they oppose the centre partly on the grounds that they did not want potential carriers of the highly contagious disease on Kenyan soil. There has been rising nationwide anger in recent weeks. Two people wer