Kenya Challenges Saudi Arabia's Travel Ban Over Ebola Outbreak

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has criticized Saudi Arabia's decision to suspend travel to Kenya and halt visa issuance due to the Ebola outbreak.

According to Duale, the move is excessive and unsupported by the current epidemiological situation in the country, where the outbreak has been contained within a single cluster with no evidence of community transmission.

The Ministry of Health has traced all 135 contacts linked to the index case, with 118 under quarantine, and all eight confirmed cases are directly linked to the index case.

Kenya is urging the international community to support its response rather than impose restrictions, with the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs engaging Saudi Arabia over the measures.