June 23 (UPI) -- Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale halted construction on a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility after a judge found him in contempt of court for defying an earlier ruling.

Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order.

The minister was earlier found in contempt of court after failing to observe suspension orders. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The minister was earlier found in contempt of court after failing to observe suspension orders. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project.

Kenya's health minister on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans, a day after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the proje