By MANASE OTSIALOMore by this AuthorBy HARRY MISIKOMore by this AuthorGunmen have abducted two Cuban doctors in a road ambush in Mandera town, some 1,135 kilometres from the capital Nairobi. The fate of the foreign doctors from Havana was not immediately clear as security officials are yet to issue a statement. The abducted doctors are among 110 Cuban specialists that Kenyan imported from Havana in June 2018 in a bid to improve service delivery in rural areas. Each of Kenya's 47 counties received at least one specialist as the Health ministry sought to bring the services of the contracted staff closer to the people. The doctors will take home a total of Sh563 million in salaries annually, according to a breakdown presented to the National Assembly’s Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC).

Source: Daily Nation April 12, 2019 06:37 UTC