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Nairobi — Anti-riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters in Nanyuki on Monday as demonstrations against a proposed Ebola quarantine and isolation facility at Laikipia Airbase turned chaotic, prompting security officers to fire tear gas and shoot in the air to disperse crowds.
The confrontations marked a dramatic escalation of protests that had earlier begun peacefully, with residents voicing opposition to reports that the government was considering establishing an Ebola-related facility in the region.
Running battles erupted in parts of Nanyuki town after demonstrators regrouped from an earlier march toward Laikipia Airbase, where they had initially sought to access the military installation but were blocked by heavily armed Kenya Air Force personnel.