NAIROBI – Kenya (Horn Observer) Kenyan authorities has defended its handling of the Ebola outbreak following Saudi Arabia. Aden Duale said Kenya’s response remained effective, with no evidence of community transmission and no new confirmed cases reported since October 19, 2026. The outbreak began with an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease involving a Kenyan national who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for seven years.