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Kenya fights restrictions as Ebola turns into nightmare for travellers

Kenya fights restrictions as Ebola turns into nightmare for travellers

Health CS Duale says the country should be rewarded, not punished, for the work it has done to...

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale (centre), Principal Secretary for Public Health Mary Muthoni Muriuki (left) and Director-General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth appear before the National Assembly Committee on Delegated Legislation at Bunge Tower, Nairobi, on November 3, 2026.

Kenya says it has been treated unfairly by other countries over the Ebola outbreak and is demanding that the travel bans imposed on its travellers be reversed.

A day after Kenya formally protested to Saudi Arabia over its ban on arrivals and transits from Kenya, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the country had already achieved 100 percent contact tracing, preventing the disease from spreading to the community.

Recruitment agencies warn that thousands of additional applicants could be affected as confirmed bookings and scheduled departures face unprecedented disruption.

An illegal connection to Kenya Pipeline's main petroleum pipeline discovered inside a condemned building in Changamwe.

Withdrawing or spending money sent to you by mistake is theft.

The Kenyan secured the seat in the third round of voting after most contenders dropped out of the race.

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