A protest in Nairobi has turned bloody. Sources on the ground confirm at least four dead, a dozen wounded, after police opened fire on a crowd gathered outside a US-funded Ebola quarantine facility. The facility, built by a private defence contractor with ties to the Trump administration, was meant to contain a recent outbreak.
Instead, it’s become a flashpoint for anger over American influence in the region. Locals tell me they were never consulted. They say the centre was dropped into their neighbourhood like a bomb.
No explanation. No compensation. The British High Commission has now advised all UK medics and aid workers in the area to evacuate immediately.
I’ve seen the internal memo. It warns of ‘imminent and sustained risk to life.’ The protest began peacefully.
I spoke to a teacher who said they just wanted answers. By midday, it was a riot. Rocks.
Tear gas. Then gunfire. The US embassy is calling it a ‘regrettable incident.
’ But I’ve got documents showing the contractor had a history of land grabs in West Africa. This isn’t a regrettable incident. It’s a predictable consequence of unchecked power.
The Kenyan government is silent. The World Health Organization is ‘monitoring.’ Meanwhile, the bodies are still on the street.
I’m told the British medics are now scrambling for charter flights out. One source said, ‘We’re being told to leave everything behind. It’s that serious.
’ This isn’t a story about Ebola. It’s a story about what happens when you treat a sovereign nation like a laboratory.
