Kenyan police fire tear gas at protest against US Ebola quarantine centre plan in Nanyuki.
Kenyan police used tear gas to disperse protesters in Nanyuki opposing the construction of a US-funded Ebola quarantine centre. Two people died in similar protests the previous week. The High Court had halted the facility, but satellite imagery shows construction has continued at the airbase.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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BBC
Reuters
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International angle
The split, in one line
BBC leads with the two deaths from prior protests and the court order being defied, while Reuters focuses on the crackdown itself and protester quotes. Both report the same core facts with slightly different emphasis.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Kenyan police fire tear gas at protest against US Ebola quarantine centre plan”
“Kenyan police crack down on protest against US Ebola quarantine facility”
Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
Fact ledger
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