“The importation of the Cuban doctors by the government is in bad taste. We have health workers who are qualified and have been trained with the taxpayers' money but the government is not considering them, “said Dr. Mwachonda. Twenty Cuban doctors are already in the country, after the government struck a deal to have them work for a period of at least six months. The idea is for these doctors to work with our doctors to gain knowledge from each other. President Uhuru Kenyatta had directed the ministry of health to fast-track the disbursement of over Sh 3 billion to cushion health workers from the effects of the scourge.

Source: Standard Digital July 21, 2020 10:26 UTC