Hospital in Nairobi where Kenya's first Ebola patient and ODM leader Oburu Oginga were treated during the 2026 outbreak.
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… ODM leader Oburu Oginga, Raila's elder brother and Siaya Senator, was absent while recovering from treatment at Nairobi Hospital and following doctors' orders to rest. …
Why Raila's family wants a political ceasefire on October 15The Standard
… Duale said the patient underwent the normal public health screening at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport before being transported by a relative and a friend to Nairobi Hospital, where he was isolated. …
QR-CODE GAP: Did Kenya's Ebola screening system fail the test?Capital News
… t officials have moved to dismiss reports circulating on social media about the health of party leader and Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga, saying he is recovering steadily even as his close aides confirmed that he has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Nairobi Hospital …
ODM, govt dismiss Oburu health reports as aides confirm ICU admissionCapital News
… The union said healthcare workers who may have come into contact with the patient at Nairobi Hospital or other health facilities must be immediately identified, medically monitored and provided with psychological support and appropriate follow-up. …
KMPDU demands urgent protection for health workers after Kenya confirms first Ebola caseCitizen Digital
… Divji Atellah, KMPDU stated that all healthcare workers who may have come into contact with the patient, whether at Nairobi Hospital or other points of care, must receive immediate medical monitoring, psychological support and appropriate follow-up. …
KMPDU demands transparency, protection of health workers after first Ebola case reportedCapital News
… He arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at about 1:10pm before being picked up by a relative and a friend and taken to Nairobi Hospital, where he was isolated. …
Sing’oei allays fears of Ebola spread, says ‘mere contact does not lead to infection’Capital News
… He was taken directly from JKIA to Nairobi Hospital, where he was isolated and later transferred to an isolation facility. …
Ebola alert: Can money, food or handshakes spread Ebola?Capital News
… The patient, who had lived in the DRC for seven years, died at a Nairobi hospital on Monday night after testing positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease. …
Kenya’s first Ebola case: What happened, who is at risk and what happens nextCitizen Digital
… The patient was later admitted to Nairobi Hospital and subsequently transferred to an isolation facility after presenting with symptoms consistent with viral haemorrhagic fever. …
Jambojet says working with authorities to trace flight contacts after Ebola caseCapital News
… He was driven directly from the airport to Nairobi Hospital, where he was isolated after presenting with symptoms consistent with Ebola. …
Ebola Contact Tracing: Jambojet, Health Officials Seek Flight JM8523 PassengersKenya is releasing 46 quarantined contacts on Tuesday as it contains an Ebola outbreak that has infected nine people and killed two. All 135 contacts linked to the initial case have been traced, with those completing a 21-day monitoring period being discharged in phases; another 52 contacts remain under monitoring.
23 hours ago · Capital News →
Kenya is releasing 46 quarantined contacts on Tuesday as it contains an Ebola outbreak that has infected nine people and killed two. All 135 contacts linked to the initial case have been traced, with those completing a 21-day monitoring period being discharged in phases; another 52 contacts remain under monitoring.
23 hours ago · Capital News →
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced that Kenya has successfully traced all 135 people who came into contact with the country's first Ebola patient, achieving 100 per cent contact tracing. The contacts included passengers and crew members who travelled with the index patient, airport workers, immigration and customs officers, healthcare personnel and family members.
3 November 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Health Ministry has protested Saudi Arabia's decision to suspend travel by its citizens to Kenya and halt visa issuance, calling the measures excessive. The Health Cabinet Secretary stated that Kenya has contained the Ebola outbreak within a single cluster linked to an imported case, with no evidence of community transmission.
31 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kibra parliamentary aspirant Raila Odinga Junior visited ODM party leader Oburu Odinga at his Nairobi home on October 27, eight days after Oburu's discharge from hospital where he had been receiving treatment since October 4. Oburu, who turned 83 while in hospital, is recuperating at home under medical supervision and doctors have advised him to rest before resuming normal public engagements.
27 October 2026 · Capital News →
Twenty people placed under quarantine after Kenya's Ebola outbreak have been released after completing 21 days without developing symptoms. The Ministry of Health said the remaining 98 contacts are expected to be released in four groups beginning November 3, and the country has recorded nine confirmed cases including two deaths.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company announced a three-day water supply shutdown affecting several neighbourhoods from 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 26, through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, as the Athi Water Works Development Agency undertakes emergency repairs on the NCT–Kigoro–Gigiri–Kabete pipeline.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Standing Rock defeated Mercedes Black 10–7 in the grand final of the 2026 Pink Polo Tournament at the Nairobi Polo Club on Sunday, combining competitive polo with awareness efforts about breast cancer.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya will begin releasing the first group of quarantined contacts on October 25 after completing the mandatory 21-day monitoring period without symptoms, as the outbreak has recorded nine confirmed cases and one death with no community transmission reported.
22 October 2026 · Capital News →
Orange Democratic Movement leader Oburu Oginga was discharged from Nairobi Hospital on October 19 after a fortnight-long admission that began on October 4. His hospital stay drew public attention as he marked his 83rd birthday on October 15, which coincided with the first anniversary of his younger brother, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's death.
21 October 2026 · Capital News →
A fresh management row has erupted at Nairobi Hospital, with a new bid to remove the current board.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Ministry of Health appointed Dennis Miskellah, deputy secretary-general of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), to the National Ebola Disease Taskforce after the union protested the exclusion of frontline health workers from the response.
20 October 2026 · The Standard →
Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday in a woman who travelled from Uganda to Abuja, while Kenya reported its ninth case. Africa CDC director general Jean Kaseya warned the Bundibugyo outbreak is "the most geographically widespread Ebola outbreak in history," and called for international support as the DRC epidemic has killed 4,381 people out of more than 9,000 confirmed cases.
20 October 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has summoned Prof David Ndetei to appear for cross-examination on October 21, 2026, over an affidavit he filed opposing bail for his ex-wife Rose Mbithe and their two children, who are charged in connection with Victoria Mutiso's murder. Ndetei had claimed the three accused posed a threat to him and could intimidate witnesses if released.
19 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya confirmed one new Ebola case on Sunday, bringing the country's total infections to eight. The new patient is a 49-year-old patient attendant who tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain and has been isolated for compassionate treatment.
18 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Health unions in Kenya are demanding better protection of healthcare workers on the frontline against Ebola, after the Ministry of Health confirmed three healthcare workers tested positive for the virus. KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atella says doctors will not risk their lives without adequate personal protective equipment readily available across all counties.
18 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi said Kenya's two reported Ebola cases could be traced and did not meet the threshold for classification as an outbreak, and therefore did not warrant emergency funding from the national treasury. Mbadi urged Kenyans to remain calm, stating the government had put measures in place to prevent spread and warning that claims of an impending outbreak were misleading and could harm the economy.
16 October 2026 · The Standard →
ODM leader Oburu Oginga marked his birthday on October 15th at Nairobi Hospital, a date that also marks the first anniversary of his younger brother, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's death. In a message on X, Oburu reflected on the coincidence of his birth and Raila's death, describing their bond as transcending physical separation.
15 October 2026 · Capital News →
Pictures show Orange Democratic Movement party leader Oburu Oginga celebrating his 83rd birthday at Nairobi Hospital alongside family, friends, and officials, amid questions about his health and whereabouts. The Siaya Senator reflected on sharing his birthday with October 15, the date his younger brother Raila died in 2025.
15 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's government has officially declared Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus a formidable epidemic disease under the Public Health Act, publishing new regulations that govern disease surveillance, screening, isolation, quarantine, and management of suspected infections.
12 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Democratic Party of Kenya leader Justin Muturi has called on Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to resign if he cannot account for the government's handling of an alleged Ebola-related incident involving a traveller from the Democratic Republic of Congo who was reportedly cleared at JKIA following a telephone communication. Muturi has demanded an independent investigation into the claims and says the Ministry of Health, airport authorities and the hospital involved should disclose their findings to the public.
12 October 2026 · Capital News →
Health officials toured Nairobi Hospital on October 7, 2026, as Kenya reported its first case of Ebola. The article traces the virus's origins to a 1976 outbreak in a South Sudanese cotton factory worker.
12 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Ministry of Health announced that 122 contacts of the first confirmed Ebola patient have been identified and verified, with 108 placed in quarantine and monitored. None have developed symptoms so far, and contact tracing continues as part of a coordinated national containment response.
11 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has suspended all meetings, seminars, and conferences scheduled to take place in hotels effective October 7, 2026, following the confirmation of an imported Bundibugyo virus disease (Ebola) case on October 6, 2026. The directive prioritizes emergency preparedness, contact tracing, and containment measures.
10 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ministry of Health has suspended meetings, seminars and conferences scheduled in hotels following confirmation of Kenya's first imported Ebola case. The patient, a Kenyan who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, travelled to Nairobi and died on October 5 after testing positive for Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease.
10 October 2026 · Capital News →
A 40-year-old Kenyan businessman spent time in Ebola-affected regions of DR Congo and travelled through Uganda and Kenya before his infection was diagnosed at a Nairobi hospital, where he died two days later. His undetected passage through multiple health facilities and airport screenings has raised questions about biosecurity protocols across the three nations during an outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people in DR Congo this year.
10 October 2026 · Capital News →
Following Kenya's first confirmed Ebola case in October 2026, the Ministry of Health suspended hotel-based meetings, conferences and seminars for its staff to prioritise emergency preparedness and contact tracing. The patient, who travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda then Nairobi, tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus and died; the directive applies only to ministry staff and not government meetings broadly.
10 October 2026 · The Standard →
China has given Kenya a USD 2 million grant, with USD 1 million directed to drought mitigation and USD 1 million to strengthen preparedness and response to potential Ebola outbreaks, handed over by Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan to Treasury PS Dr Chris Kiptoo.
9 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A patient in Wajir County who was being assessed for possible Ebola infection has tested negative for the virus but positive for malaria, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed. The patient has been started on antimalarial medication, easing concerns over a second Ebola case in Kenya following the country's first confirmed imported case, which resulted in death on October 6.
9 October 2026 · Capital News →
President Ruto chaired a Cabinet meeting at State House amid concerns over Kenya's first confirmed Ebola case, which resulted in a death. The meeting, the first in over a month, addressed payroll audits and El Niño rain preparations.
9 October 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organisation says Kenya's first imported Ebola patient probably contracted Bundibugyo virus while seeking treatment for another illness in a health facility or community in the DRC, rather than arriving already infected. WHO has launched an investigation to trace his medical journey across multiple hospitals, his contacts, and route to Kenya.
9 October 2026 · The Standard →