A Kenyan court on 2nd June indefinitely delayed the opening of a proposed U.S. Ebola quarantine facility in the country, which has sparked protests that claimed two lives, calling on the government to release details of its deal with Washington.

A 50-bed facility on an air force base in the middle of Kenya for Americans who got infected with the virus in DRC Congo or Uganda has raised the ire of many Kenyans. They charge the U.S. with shifting the risk of caring for patients to them.

A Kenyan court last week temporarily suspended the plan in response to a lawsuit from a legal advocacy group. But U.S. military aircraft have been continuing to fly in staff and equipment in recent days, a U.S. official and diplomatic sources said.

The Kenyan government will not take any action to construct or operate the facility in the town of Nanyuki until the case is settled, the Kenyan High Court Judge Patricia Nyaundi ruled Tuesday.

The judge also directed the government to provide all agreements and operational procedures with the facility in seven days and set the next hearing date for June 23.

A State Department spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Some 400 persons protested against the plan in Nanyuki on Monday. Police opened fire and killed two people, whose identities have not been disclosed, after they were protesting, Patrick Wahome, the organiser, said. A security source also said that two persons died, but gave no further details regarding the cause of their deaths.

Police spokesman Michael Muchiri claimed he could not say that he was aware of the fatalities.

The plan brought out some hundreds to protest in Nanyuki on Monday. Two people were shot dead after officers opened fire, said Protest organiser Patrick Wahome. A security source also told the Express that two people were killed, but gave no cause of death.

Muchiri, the police spokesperson, said that he had no knowledge of the deaths.

KENYAN PRESIDENT RUTO STANDS UP FOR US AGREEMENT

President William Ruto of Kenya, on Monday, stated that the facility formed part of a broader national readiness exercise and health initiative with Washington.

“It would also benefit foreign nationals, though the U.S. officials have not confirmed this,” Ruto said, “adding that it would benefit Kenyans as well.”

“We are a responsible Government. We know what we have to do,” Ruto said.

By regional standards, Kenyan courts are independent, in particular, and activists say the government ignores the court’s orders.

The outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is centred in eastern Congo, and several cases have spilt over into neighbouring Uganda.

A total of 220 suspected deaths from the disease have been reported, with over 900 cases suspected as well.

But it is probable that the outbreak is much bigger than official statistics indicate because it has been spreading undetected for many weeks, experts said.

The Trump administration has stated it “cannot and will not allow” any cases to be brought into the U.S. compared to the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa that saw several infected U.S. nationals treated on U.S. soil.

Last month, five others who were exposed to Ebola were brought to Germany, as well as a U.S. citizen who contracted the disease while working as a medical missionary in the DRC.

A 7th person was brought to the Czech Republic.

The Nanyuki facility would be manned by people who would be wearing uniforms and who would be members of the Dept of Health and Human Services Uniformed Branch, known as the U.S. Public Health Service.

It is designed for Americans who have been exposed to the virus but have no symptoms. Patients who do become symptomatic would be referred for treatment in other countries, U.S. officials have said.