U.S EQUIPMENT, EXPERTS ARRIVE AT KENYA EBOLA FACILITY DESPITE COURT ORDER, PROTESTS. (PHOTO).
U.S equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials. At least two people have been killed in protests in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki, home to the Kenyan air force base where the U.S. military is building a 50-bed unit for Americans who might be exposed to the virus, which has infected hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. A Kenyan court first ordered work on the Ebola facility to be suspended on May 28, yet U.S. military flights into Nanyuki continued in the days that followed, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24. The planes have brought in technical equipment as well as dozens of physicians, engineers, lab experts and construction work...
In line with the state government's commitment to the welfare of retired civil servants/ pensioners from the State Public Service,Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has disclosed that a total sum of Two billion six hundred and ninety eight has been earmarked for next year budget for the construction of Ederly Care Centers across the five administrative division of Lagos.He said,the Elderly Care Centers,which will be constructed at Ikorodu,Badagry,Epe,Alimosho and Lagos Island,was a demonstration of hi administration's commitment to the welfare of the senior citizens in appreciation of their contributions to the development of the State and the Nation while in active service.Governor Ambode stated this at this years Lagos State Senior Citizens/Pensioners Day celebration,organised by the State Ministry of Establishment,Training and Pensions at the Vantage Point Event Center,Acme Road,Agidingbi,Ikeja,saying the desture was to reassure them that their relevance in the society did not end on the day of their retirement from public service.Speaking through his Deputy,Dr.Idiat Oluranti Adebule,Ambode noted that his administration has shown genuine commitment to the worker's welfare including retirees right from the inception through regular payment of salaries of those in active service and prompt payment of retirees benefits especially those that have accrued over the years.He informed the Retirees/Senior Citizens that his administration had earlier paid a total sum of Twenty one billion,nine hundred and twenty nine Naira as accrued pension rights to Five thousand and twenty seven retirees,while another One billion and five Naira intervention fund was also approved for the payment of the outstanding gratuities and accrued pensions to Local Government retirees and the balance of One hundred and two percent pensions arrears.While describing the theme of this celebration: 'Take a Stand Against Ageism' as instructive and appropriate,the Governor deplored the increasing discrimination and prejudicial attitudes towards older old age and aging process in the society.
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