Kenya ejects 137 Ugandans in Ebola scare

Nairobi - Kenya deported 137 Ugandans yesterday, saying that some of them may have been exposed to the lethal Ebola virus that…

Nairobi - Kenya deported 137 Ugandans yesterday, saying that some of them may have been exposed to the lethal Ebola virus that has killed at least 129 people in Uganda in the past two months.

The 137 were all taking part in a privately organised "peace conference" at a hotel in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. But authorities interrupted the meeting and screened the delegates for Ebola.

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