Trump administration officials on Thursday said Americans exposed to Ebola during the current outbreak in the Congo will be sent to a newly constructed facility at an air base in Kenya, instead of returning them to the U.

One U.S. officials said the authorisation grants the U.S. access to land at an air force base in Laikipia in central Kenya.

The death of 16 students in a fire on Thursday has once again sparked concerns over the safety of Kenya's boarding schools. The tragedy, which occured at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) north-west of capital city Nairobi,

The U.S. commits KSh 10.3 billion for Ebola response, aiding NGOs in PPE, border screening, and diagnostics to combat the outbreak in East Africa.

Kenya’s largest doctors’ union has strongly opposed reported plans to establish a U.S.-linked Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in the East African country, warning that the move could turn Kenya into a “containment colony” for foreign health crises.