Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale told diplomats and development partners on 8 October that Kenya stays open to travellers, tourists, businesses and investors despite confirmation of an imported Ebola case.

Duale emphasized that a single imported case does not constitute an outbreak and urged decisions to be based on verified epidemiological data and established public‑health protocols.

The ministry confirmed that a traveller from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Kenya after contracting Ebola, identifying 57 contacts, of whom 10 were placed in quarantine as tracing continued.

Kenya has designated isolation, treatment and quarantine facilities with a combined capacity of 241 beds, and its laboratory network has processed 268 samples with results typically available within six to twelve hours.

Enhanced screening is now in place at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for arrivals from ten countries, including the DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Angola, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

The World Health Organization has urged Kenya to keep its borders open, arguing that targeted health measures are more effective than broad travel restrictions.

Both the United States and United Kingdom have issued travel advisories, with the U.S. Embassy advising monitoring for exposed individuals and the UK advising against non‑essential travel to parts of Kenya.

Duale highlighted ongoing coordination with international partners, Uganda and the DRC, and called for continued cooperation in field operations, logistics, community engagement, patient referrals and transport.