BREAKING NEWS: Kenya confirms its first ever Ebola case

Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola fatality, the health minister disclosed on Tuesday, following the death of a Kenyan man who had resided in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prior to returning home. The unidentified man fell ill around a month ago and received treatment in the DRC before journeying to Kampala, Uganda, and subsequently flying to Nairobi on October 3.

Upon arrival, he was screened and confirmed positive for the lethal virus, with the health minister explaining that the individual "unfortunately succumbed last night around 1130." Duale further informed that they had identified 28 contacts of the deceased, encompassing family members and healthcare personnel, but only one test has yielded a positive result, the same as the deceased.

The minister emphasized, "I wish to reassure the public not to be alarmed, as all necessary measures are in place to prevent the spread of the disease."

This marks Kenya's inaugural Ebola case, and Kenyans expressed outrage over government proposals earlier this year to establish an Ebola facility at Laikipia Air Base, approximately 125 miles from Nairobi. The DRC announced its 17th Ebola outbreak mid-May, with the disease claiming over 15,000 lives across Africa in the past five decades.

As of Friday, the World Health Organization had documented 4,082 deaths out of 8,463 cases since the emergence of the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, a strain for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment.