Ghosts of empire: A quarantine centre and Laikipia’s colonial past
Nairobi, Kenya – The death of a 17-year-old schoolboy during protests against a planned US Ebola quarantine facility has transformed a public health project into one of Kenya’s most contentious political controversies this year. Three people have now been killed, a court challenge has halted construction, and the proposed 50-bed centre at Laikipia airbase in…