Mandera passengers stranded as security deteriorates

The  Mandera residents have asked the government to fast track restoration of security as runaway banditry has adversely  affected the transport sector in the area. The residents who spoke in the major bus terminus for buses plying to Nairobi said they have shelved going tothe capital  via the road owing to increased Al Shaabab attacks […]

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Bring our Cuban doctors back, Tana River Health Executive pleads

The  Tana River County Health Executive, Mwanajuma Hiribae has asked the national government to return the two Cuban  Doctors  withdrawn from the county over security concerns. Mrs. Hiribae said the withdrawal of the doctors had greatly affected service delivery at the Hola County Referral Hospital  where they were based. Dr. Oriol Valon Costa, a surgeon, […]

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Withdrawal of Cuban doctors elicits mixed reactions

The  withdrawal of the two Cuban doctors attached to the Hola County Hospital in Tana River County has elicited mixed reactions. A number of residents interviewed said the withdrawal would impact negatively on health service delivery at the hospital while Health, Executive, Mwanajuma  Hiribae said  there is no cause for alarm. The  County  Commissioner (CC), […]

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Elders condemn abduction of Cuban doctors and urge leaders to denounce Al-Shabaab

A  section of elders from Garissa have condemned last week’s abduction of the Cuban doctors by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. The elders have also urged leaders from the region to denounce the terror group and all its activities. The  elders, led by Kenya Livestock Marketing Council Chairman, Dubat  Amey, while speaking to KNA Monday regretted that […]

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