State: We’ll not pay ransom for release of Cuban doctors

Foreign Affairs CS Dr Monica Juma with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini during a press conference in Nairobi on Tuesday. (Standard)

The Government has ruled out negotiations on ransom payment for two Cuban doctors abducted by suspected Al Shabaab militia from Mandera County, and believed to be in captivity in Somalia.

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma, however, assured that the Government was determined to secure the release of Dr Asel Herera Corea and Dr Landy Rodriguez — a physician and surgeon, respectively.