Protester shot at demonstration against US Ebola facility in Kenya

A police officer carries a mock coffin used as a prop by demonstrators, during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan to establish a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, Laikipia County, Kenya, June 9, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

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 )