Kenyans are angered by president Uhuru Kenyatta latest move to affirm a strong ties between his administration and the CUba government.
Since the death of Kenyan doctor in CUBA under unclear circumstances,Kenyans blamed the Country for neglect and mistreatment while those living in the Country dine like member of parliaments.
Embakasi MP Babu Owino had called on Uhuru to terminate the contract with the CUBA government noting that Kenya has capacity institution that can train qualified doctors.
“Uhuru should terminate the contract with CUBA,they can’t mistreat our citizen while Uhuru is catering for CUBA doctors in every expense,”he said.
Speaking during a meeting with visiting Cuba’s Vice President of the Council of State and Ministers, Ines Maria Chapman, who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi Uhuru said Kenya is keen on enhancing its cooperation with Cuba.
Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya is keen on enhancing its cooperation with Cuba especially in the provision of quality healthcare, one of the Government’s Big 4 Agenda.
The President welcomed the ongoing collaboration that has seen the two countries partner in health research and capacity building.
Kenya and Cuba are implementing a medical exchange programme in which Cuban specialist doctors are serving in the country while Kenyan doctors are in Cuba advancing their medical training.
The Cuban VP thanked President Kenyatta’s leadership for enhancing the historic bilateral ties between the two countries, saying the ongoing exchange of expertise in the health sector will go a long way in cementing relations between the two countries.
Kenya and Cuba have finalized negotiations on a Malaria Vector Control project to be implemented in the malaria prone areas in the country. The project, that will apply Cuban biological larvicides, is set to be launched later this month.
Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki said Kenya has adopted part of the Cuban medical training curricula that is set to equip students in the Kenya Medical Training Colleges with more skills to address emerging health challenges.