Kenya orders an immediate stop to the construction of a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia Air Base. Multiple outlets report that Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale tells a court that he has directed the suspension after a judge previously issued a stop-work order that he did not follow, leading to him being held in contempt. News coverage also says the facility had been associated with plans to quarantine Americans and that it drew widespread public anger before the courts became involved. Several reports link the dispute to protests in Laikipia earlier this month, during which three people are reported to have been killed in separate incidents over two days. Other coverage says the project remains controversial in part because of criticism of US funding and concerns about health and outbreak-response risks beyond Kenya’s borders. While some reporting notes that work was not fully halted immediately after earlier legal action, the latest step is a court-related suspension and order to halt construction and preparations. The Kenyan and US governments face ongoing public and legal scrutiny as the facility plans are paused.