Cuban doctors leave four counties over security fearsCuban doctors posted to counties bordering Somalia left their stations in fear after their colleagues were kidnapped in Mandera and taken to Somalia.The latest group of two specialists posted to Lamu and Tana River counties each left at the weekend, officials said. SEE ALSO :CS seeks weekly reports on Cuban doctorsOfficials said the health workers left following a national security advisory from Nairobi. Doctors in Kilifi have also asked for enhanced security in the wake of the Mandera incident. The group is among 100 doctors who were deployed to various counties last year in June to help in addressing health crisis. SEE ALSO :Two Cuban doctors abducted in ManderaThe Chairman of the Council of Governors Wycliffe Oparanya assured Cuban doctors working in the country of their safety, following the abduction of their two colleagues from Mandera on Friday.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2019 10:30 UTC