Two people died in protests against the US establishing an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya.

A Kenyan court on June 2 suspended a US-run Ebola isolation facility for another three weeks, following protests that left two people dead.

A proposed US-designed isolation facility with 50 beds, to be set up at an air base in central Kenya for American citizens infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda, has angered many Kenyans.

A Kenyan court last week temporarily suspended the plan to settle a lawsuit from a legal advocacy group. However, U.S. military aircraft have continued to transport medical personnel and equipment in recent days, according to a U.S. official and diplomatic sources.

Protesters march near Kenyan soldiers at Laikipia Air Base in Kenya on June 1. Photo: Bloomberg.

Kenyan Supreme Court Justice Patricia Nyaundi issued an order on June 2 prohibiting the Kenyan government from undertaking any construction or commencing operations at the facility in Nanyuki town before the matter is resolved.

The judge also ordered the government to release all agreements and activities related to the facility within seven days, and scheduled the next hearing for June 23.

Senior US health official Mehmet Oz told reporters at a White House press briefing on June 2 that the Trump administration believes the State Department will be able to work with Kenya to establish this facility.

"I think we will reach an agreement with Kenya amicably," Oz said. "They will do what is right for everyone, and I think that is a perfect solution."

Hundreds of people protested against the plan in Nanyuki on June 1st. Protest organizer Patrick Wahome said two people were killed after police opened fire. A security source also confirmed two deaths but did not specify the cause of death.

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