Nanyuki is trending as Kenya weighs new development plans for Laikipia County. A market town near Mount Kenya, historic rail terminus, named from Maasai word for resemblance.
A Kenyan court has paused the proposed U.S.-run Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia air base, with a full hearing set for June 2. The Katiba Institute has challenged the plan’s constitutionality and is seeking disclosure of terms of any Kenya–U.S. agreement, including financial arrangements and safeguards for Kenyans.
Kenya’s High Court has blocked the opening of a U.S.-linked Ebola quarantine facility near Nanyuki for now, while protesters march and government officials defend the plan amid a regional outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola in neighboring countries.