Likoni MP Mishi Mboko's Brother Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances in Havana, Cuba

Likoni Member of Parliament Mishi Mboko's brother has passed away under mysterious circumstances in Havana, Cuba.

Dr. Hamisi Ali Juma was among the 50 Kenyan doctors who traveled to Cuba in 2018 to study family medicine under an exchange program between Kenya and Cuban governments.

100 Cuban doctors came to practice in Kenya for a period of two years under the agreement that aims at improving Kenya's health sector.

In a joint statement, Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki and Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho have urged Kenyans not to speculate about Juma's death.

The two say police in the Caribbean country are investigating the death.

“The circumstances resulting in the death are not clear yet an investigation by the Cuban authorities are ongoing."

"As we wait for the police report, we urge and request Kenyans to be sensitive to the grieving family and refrain from discussing the case on social or regular media,” reads part of the statement.

“We express our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and provide assurance that plans are underway to transport the body back to Kenya within the shortest time possible. Our Kenyan Embassy in Havana is working closely with the Cuban authorities in handling the case,” it adds.

His death comes weeks after the Kenyan medics complained of hard living conditions in Cuba.

Reports indicate the matter has not been addressed even after the doctors raised numerous complaints.

Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU), Coast Brach secretary general Abidan Mwachi says the Kenyan doctors are living under poor conditions in Havana.

“They have been complaining through the union about the living conditions in Cuba. They are sharing houses, take two or three hours to travel to work, but the government has failed to address the issue raised,” says Mwachi.

Mwachi has termed the exchange program as “dubious.”

“What they are being taught in Cuba can be taught here in Kenya. This is just a dubious program and we ask the government to bring back the remaining 49 doctors,” he told Capital FM News.