The World Health Organization has recommended that no restrictions be placed on travel to or trade with Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda following Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola case.

WHO Director‑General Dr Tedros said the agency is assisting the three governments with contact tracing, surveillance, screening and other response activities to detect potential cases and curb spread.

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed the patient was a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the DRC for seven years, fell ill there, was treated in several hospitals, and travelled to Kenya via Uganda before dying at Nairobi Hospital.

Authorities have identified 28 direct contacts, including family members and health workers, and are tracing an additional 23 passengers and four crew members from the flight the patient took.

All identified contacts will be placed in isolation for up to 21 days, the maximum incubation period for Ebola, with any symptomatic individual to be transferred to an Ebola Treatment Unit.

The Ministry of Health has set up a 49‑bed isolation facility at the National Police Service Hospital on Mbagathi Way, and additional capacity exists at Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.

To date, 4,971 health workers across national and county levels have been trained on Ebola case management, infection prevention and control, and related protocols.

The Ministry advises the public to wash hands frequently, avoid contact with sick individuals or their bodily fluids, and to call the health hotline (719) for guidance if they feel unwell.