Kenya minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola centre
Aden Duale defied a High Court order to stop building work on a controversial US-funded facility.
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Kenya minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola centre16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAkisa Wandera,BBC Africa, Nairobi,Damian ZaneandNatasha BootyGetty ImagesKenya's Health Minister Aden Duale has been found guilty of contempt of court over his handling of the construction of a controversial US-funded Ebola quarantine facility.Last month, the High Court halted the building of the 50-bed isolation centre at a military base in the town of Nanyuki until a case brought by a rights group could be heard.But on Monday, a judge ruled that Duale had ignored the order and allowed the project to continue. He is to be sentenced on Tuesday.
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