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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI<\/strong><\/p>\n

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) \u2014 A court in Kenya on Friday suspended a U.S. plan to establish a\u00a0quarantine facility\u00a0for Americans exposed to a rare type of Ebola virus spreading in northeastern Congo, following a backlash by medical workers and activists.<\/p>\n

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A U.S. administration official said on Wednesday that the U.S. was planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them home. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to share the administration\u2019s plans. It was unclear where in Kenya the new facility would be built or whether the Kenyan government signed off on the plan.<\/p>\n

The Kenyan government said it was in discussions with the U.S. on support for Ebola preparedness, but declined to address whether the country would establish a treatment facility for Americans. The U.S. government intends to commit $13.5 million toward Kenya\u2019s Ebola preparedness efforts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The High Court in Nairobi on Friday put a stop to any deal on the Ebola facility until petitions against it are heard on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

An organization formed to defend Kenya\u2019s Constitution, Katiba Institute, and the Kenya Law Society separately challenged any presence of Ebola-related facilities. The Kenya Law Society asked the court to nullify any agreements signed between the U.S. and Kenya on the project, citing public health risks and a lack of public participation.<\/p>\n

It also said that Kenya lacks \u201cthe high-containment infrastructure required to safely manage such a facility, exposing the public to serious health risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Kenyan doctors\u2019 union on Thursday issued a 48-hour strike notice should the country proceed with the deal. It said the U.S. was clear that they would not allow Ebola on their soil and that Kenya should not become a \u201cdumping ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs the vanguard of Kenya\u2019s healthcare system, we are utterly disgusted by the government\u2019s apparent willingness to trade national biosecurity and the lives of its citizens for foreign aid,\u201d the union\u2019s chairperson, Davji Atellah, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Ordinary Kenyans have been angered by the plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do they want to get infected people and bring them to Kenya? Kenya is not a dumping area for such sick people,\u201d laborer Cedric Akweyu said in an interview with The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Student Wycliff Otieno also expressed concern. \u201cIt is like the government has been given a lot of money by the U.S. So, it is like they are selling us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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In northeastern Congo, health workers with scant supplies have been struggling to contain an outbreak of the\u00a0Bundibugyo virus, a kind of Ebola that has no approved treatment or vaccine.<\/p>\n

The Congolese government has confirmed more than 1,000 suspected cases, with at least 220 deaths, since it declared an outbreak on May 15. But the virus had been spreading undetected for weeks and the WHO suspects it is much larger than what has been reported.<\/p>\n

The virus also has reached neighboring Uganda, which has confirmed seven cases and one death.<\/p>\n

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Associated Press journalist Jackson Njehia in Nairobi, Kenya, contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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