Kenya’s Ebola response has moved into its final monitoring phase after the last confirmed patient was discharged, the Ministry of Health said on November 11, 2026.
The discharge of the seventh patient that day followed the release of the sixth on November 6. That cleared the treatment chain linked to the cases confirmed since October, when Kenya recorded its first imported Ebola infection on October 6.
With no patients under care, the ministry began a 42-day countdown that, if no new cases emerge, would end with Kenya declared Ebola-free on December 23. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the country was on course for that declaration provided no fresh infections are detected during the monitoring window.
Authorities reported nine confirmed cases in a single transmission cluster and maintain that no community transmission occurred. They also said all 135 contacts traced from the index case have completed their follow-up, with no contacts remaining in quarantine.
Surveillance is being sustained through the countdown. Rapid response teams remain on alert, screening continues at points of entry, and every alert is being investigated, according to the ministry.
The ministry is also preparing an advisory with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Kenyans travelling home from Ebola-affected areas, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo, during the festive season.
