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Kenya assures safety amid search for kidnapped Cuban doctors
Police spokesman Charles Owino briefs journalists at the Nyanza regional coordinator's office in Kisumu on operations to find the Cuban doctors kidnapped in Mandera, April 12, 2019. PHOTO | TONNY OMONDI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The National Police Service said concerted efforts were being made to find doctors Assel Herera Correa and Landy Rodriguez, who were abducted on Friday in a daring road ambush in Mandera town.
- Spokesman Charles Owino reported that the National Security Advisory Committee met in the morning and reviewed the status of the operation to find the doctors.
- He said Cabinet secretaries Sicily Kariuki (Health), Fred Matiang'i (Interior) and Raychelle Omamo (Defence) were briefed and Cuban officials updated.
Police on Saturday assured the local and international community that Kenya is safe, amid a multi-agency search for the two Cuban doctors kidnapped in Mandera County by suspected Al-Shabaab fighters.
In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said concerted efforts were being made to find doctors Assel Herera Correa and Landy Rodriguez, who were abducted on Friday in a daring road ambush at Banisa stage in Mandera town.
