Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has responded to Democratic Party of Kenya (DP) leader Justin Muturi after he called for an independent investigation into the handling of a suspected Ebola case at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). In a post on X on Monday, October 12, 2026, Duale shared a pointed quote directed at the […]
Kenya has placed 108 individuals under quarantine following the confirmation of its first imported case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola on October 6, 2026. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale reported that all 122 contacts linked to the deceased patient have been identified and verified, with 108 (88.5%) currently in quarantine and showing no symptoms.
The patient, a Kenyan who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Uganda, succumbed on October 5 and was buried the next day following public health protocols.
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