Nairobi, June 3 -- There is a small town in Laikipia where, this past week, residents stood at the gates of an air base holding placards. The United States, in partnership with the Kenyan government, intends to build a bio-isolation facility there at Nanyuki, a place to quarantine American citizens exposed to Ebola while working across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Washington has committed around $13.5 million toward Kenya's preparedness. President William Ruto has defended the plan as one of 24 facilities, insisting it will serve Kenyans too. "We know what we are doing," he said. "People should relax."

The High Court was less relaxed. It suspended construction twice in one week. Kenya has recorded no Ebola cases. Neig...