“We Don’t Need Public Participation!” – Duale Declares Over Laikipia Ebola Facility
Aden Duale, the Health Cabinet Secretary, has confirmed that the planned Ebola quarantine facility at the Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki will not require public participation.
Duale has affirmed that the administration will not consult its citizenry.
During his appearance before the National Assembly on Wednesday, June 3, the CS stated that the situation required immediate action.
This means that all reasonable steps must be taken to prevent cross-border transmission.
He went on to say that the government bears full responsibility for protecting its citizens.
CS Aden Duale: Under the Public Health Act, we don’t need to do public participation; we are not going to consult citizens. This epidemic does not require any consultation pic.twitter.com/rUx5idB7Ty— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) June 3, 2026
“Under the Public Health Act, we don’t need to do public participation; we are not going to consult citizens,” he stated.
“Even MPs, when they fall sick, rush to the doctor to make sure they get the best treatment. This epidemic does not require any consultation.”
Adding, “Tomorrow, God forbid if Ebola is found in this country, this House will call me back here to ask why Kenyans are dying. Before Kenyans are infected, the government has a responsibility to protect them.”
The CS also questioned why legislators would refuse to create quarantine facilities in their own counties, and where ill persons would seek medical care.
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“If every county refuses to set up a quarantine facility, where will we treat Kenyans? Are we going to treat them up in the air? We, as the government, have a responsibility,” he noted.
CS Aden Duale: Laikipia Air base is for everyone not just Americans and it will be manned by KDF. Let us not politicize it; this is a very serious public health threat#CitizenWeekend pic.twitter.com/gsj1mwynsa— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 30, 2026
“We can still create another isolation centre in one of our barracks in any part of the country. The facilities will be used to treat both Kenyans and foreigners. Let’s not politicise it.”
He assured Kenyans that the Laikipia facility would serve both Kenyan and American citizens, noting that no one would be excluded from receiving treatment services.
“Laikipia will protect both Kenyans and the US citizens,” the CS reaffirmed.
“When we had Covid, the UN, US and many other international bodies built a UN specialised hospital in Nairobi Hospital to deal with Covid, but there was no noise that time.”
“We Don’t Need Public Participation!” – Duale Declares Over Laikipia Ebola Facility
