… The samples were tested at the National Virology Reference Laboratory (NVRL), KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and two mobile laboratories deployed at the Busia and Lwakhakha border points. …
… The ministry has also tested 267 samples in five laboratories — the National Virology Reference Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and two mobile laboratories stationed at the Busia and Lwakhakha border points. …
… As of October 6, authorities had screened 652,584 travellers and tested 267 samples in five laboratories.These include the National Virology Reference Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and two mobile laboratories deployed at the Busia border in Busia County and Lwakhakha bo …
… Subscribe to our newsletterAccording to the two medics, if counties had good health systems in place then it would easy to fight the virus but that is not the case.Kenya has only five testing centers namely; National Public Health Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and two M …
… As part of the preparedness efforts, the government has designated four laboratories for Ebola testing: the National Public Health Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and a mobile laboratory stationed at the Busia One-Stop Border Post. …
… As part of the preparedness efforts, the government has designated four laboratories for Ebola testing: the National Public Health Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and a mobile laboratory stationed at the Busia One-Stop Border Post. …
… Duale said Kenya has designated four laboratories to conduct Ebola testing: the National Public Health Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and a mobile laboratory stationed at the Busia One-Stop Border Post. …
… She noted that testing is currently being conducted at four designated laboratories, including the National Public Health Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu and a mobile laboratory in Busia. …
… Kenya has further strengthened laboratory readiness through designated testing capacity at KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu, and the National Public Health Laboratory, supported by mobile diagnostic platforms to enable rapid response in case of suspected importation. …
… Kenya activates KNPHI-led Ebola response amid outbreaks in DRC, Uganda Kenya has simultaneously expanded laboratory preparedness through designated testing centres at KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu, and the National Public Health Laboratory, alongside mobile laboratory platforms to …
President William Ruto has directed the National Security Council Committee to assess Kenya's Ebola situation after a patient with an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease died. The government has intensified surveillance, contact tracing, and testing; eight family members and 21 healthcare workers have been quarantined, and 27 passengers from the deceased's flight have been identified and contacted.
President William Ruto has directed the National Security Council Committee to assess Kenya's Ebola situation after a patient with an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease died. The government has intensified surveillance, contact tracing, and testing; eight family members and 21 healthcare workers have been quarantined, and 27 passengers from the deceased's flight have been identified and contacted.
Kenya's Ministry of Health is tracing 28 identified contacts — including family members and healthcare workers — of the country's first confirmed Ebola patient, who died while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital. The ministry is also pursuing 23 passengers and four crew members from the patient's flight from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda to assess whether the virus was transmitted during travel.
President William Ruto has directed an enhanced national response to Ebola following the death of a patient with an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease. The Government has intensified surveillance, contact tracing, and testing, with eight family members and 21 healthcare workers quarantined, and 27 passengers identified for monitoring.
Doctors Dennis Miskellah and Joseph Kariuki criticized the government's response to Kenya's first confirmed Ebola case, noting that the patient landed on Saturday but the case was only reported on Tuesday. They said the patient was permitted to leave Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for Nairobi Hospital despite arriving while sick, and questioned why he received visitors who subsequently dispersed into the community.
Kakamega County Government announced plans to establish two Ebola isolation centres to strengthen Kenya's preparedness against possible outbreaks in the region, following cabinet approval and consultations with the Ministry of Health amid reports of Ebola in parts of East and Central Africa.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced that Kenya has not recorded any confirmed Ebola case despite outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The government has activated surveillance and screening measures at airports and border points, with more than 80,000 travellers screened and 56 samples tested—all negative.
Kenya has intensified surveillance and emergency preparedness in response to Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirming no confirmed cases in Kenya as of June 5, 2026. The government has screened over 80,000 travellers, activated the National Incident Management System, and enhanced surveillance at all points of entry.
Kenya's Public Health PS Mary Muthoni Muriuki reported on May 31 that the country has recorded no confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease, with 18 samples from Ebola alerts across eight counties testing negative. The government has identified 25 counties as being at elevated risk, with 12 classified as very high risk and 13 as high risk, while testing continues at four designated laboratories.
Uganda's Ministry of Health confirmed three additional Ebola cases, bringing the total to five infections. The new cases include a driver and health worker identified through contact tracing, and a Congolese woman who recently entered from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, prompting Kenya to intensify cross-border surveillance.
Kenya has rejected blanket quarantines for travellers and truck drivers as part of its Ebola preparedness, instead implementing enhanced risk-based screening and surveillance aligned with WHO guidance. The country has screened over 34,500 travellers at borders and airports, and is deploying an online passenger surveillance system and cross-border coordination with Uganda, DRC, and regional partners.
Kenya has launched intensified nationwide Ebola preparedness measures through the Kenya National Public Health Institute following Bundibugyo strain outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, though no cases linked to the current outbreak have been detected in Kenya. The WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and the Africa CDC classified it as a Grade 3 High Risk event due to cross-border transmission and the absence of licensed vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain.