Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Monday said the 100 Cuban doctors who are currently working in Kenya will continue working in the country after the government extended their stay.
Kagwe, in a letter to the Council of Governors chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya, said the government has renewed the Cuban doctors' contract following the expiry of their initial two-year deal.
"This is to notify you that the ministry has renewed the bilateral agreement between Kenya and the Republic of Cuba on the provision of specialized healthcare services, through the deployment of Cuban doctors.
The continued services of the doctors in the counties is therefore assured," Kagwe said in the letter.
Under the MoU, the national government is required to pay the doctors' salaries while counties cater for their accommodation, transport, and other work-related expenses.
