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Why Nyong'o wants Cuban doctors to continue working

Cuban doctor Maikel Rodriguez Tamajo examines a patient at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Kisumu on July 5, 2018. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has challenged the national government to rescind its decision to terminate Cuban doctors' contracts.

He said the decision is a setback in the health sector and will plunge counties into a health crisis. He claimed counties are already grappling with a shortage of specialised doctors.

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