Hundreds of youths protested Monday outside Kenya's Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki against plans to establish an Ebola quarantine facility for American citizens exposed to the virus abroad.

The demonstrations occurred two days after Kenya's High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and blocked the arrival of any foreign patients pending a legal hearing. The Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog filed the case, citing Kenya's fragile health system as grounds for opposing the quarantine of foreign Ebola patients in the country.

U.S. officials announced Thursday that the United States planned to send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to the new Kenyan facility rather than flying them home. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials said the facility at Laikipia Air Base would be operational with 50 quarantine beds by Friday.

Protestors marched to the air base gates Monday, chanting anti-Ebola slogans. Health Minister Aden Duale clarified Sunday that the quarantine center was intended for "everyone" and not exclusively for U.S. nationals.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the U.S. government intends to commit $13.5 million toward Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts. The legal challenge has temporarily halted implementation of the facility while the court case proceeds.