Kenyan court finds health minister in contempt over US-backed Ebola facility

A Kenyan court on June 22 found Health Minister Aden Duale in contempt for proceeding with construction of a US-backed facility despite a court order to stop. The site is intended to treat US nationals who contract Ebola.

The dispute lands amid the largest Ebola outbreak in years, centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where confirmed cases have passed 1,000. The contempt finding signals friction between Kenya’s executive and judiciary over the project and raises questions about a foreign-funded facility built on Kenyan soil for the benefit of another country’s citizens. How the government responds to the ruling will determine whether the project stalls.

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