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Former Chief Justice David Maraga has attacked the Ruto administration over its handling of an Ebola quarantine plan. He spoke after Health CS Aden Duale declared that Kenya will not act as a quarantine centre for other countries. Maraga issued his statement on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Duale made the declaration at a press conference on Wednesday, November 11. He said Kenya will not hold travellers from other countries to meet their entry rules. He added that the Ministry of Health will not issue quarantine or Ebola-free certificates for travel. Such certificates, he said, have no basis in the International Health Regulations.
Maraga called Duale’s statement a display of hypocrisy. He said it reflected the government’s moral failure and political cowardice. He argued that the government had earlier defended the same arrangement it now rejects.
He recalled that hundreds of Kenyans protested in Laikipia about five months earlier. The protesters opposed plans for an Ebola quarantine facility for foreign nationals. Maraga said police responded with violence, and two young protesters were shot dead.
According to Maraga, the President and his team defended the deal at the time. He said they ignored public anger and treated court petitions with contempt. He accused the administration of silencing critics and shielding questionable foreign deals.
Maraga also questioned the government’s reversal. If serving as a quarantine hub had no legal basis, he asked, why was it signed and enforced? He said the latest position does not address the deaths of the protesters.
He accused Ruto of putting foreign interests ahead of Kenyan lives. In his view, the government’s handling of the case has damaged its moral authority. He concluded that Ruto had forfeited his moral right to govern.
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