By Francisco Acevedo
HAVANA TIMES – Even without confirming the news of the possible death of two Cuban doctors kidnapped four years ago in Kenya, the topic is a source of much discussion at all levels.
It is said that Assel Herrera and Landy Rodríguez were located in a known dangerous area and may have died as a result of a drone attack by the U.S. Africa Command on February 15th.
Herrera and Rodríguez were abducted by the terrorist group Al-Shabab on April 12, 2019, and upon learning the news, the regime of Miguel Díaz-Canel ordered the relocation of the rest of its medical personnel who were in the red zones of Kenya. Here we already see a shadow, because it took the kidnapping of two collaborators for the Cuban government to recognize the danger of the area, something that anyone with common sense knew before sending them there.
The militia itself demanded at the time the payment of over a million dollars to release the doctors, but our dear Díaz-Canel refused. Official representatives went to visit them and confirmed that they were alive and willing to continue their mission, even if it wasn’t the one they were originally assigned.
A television report circulating on the internet highlighted that Dr. Herrera saw an average of 20 patients per day during his eight-hour shift in Mandera County, while Dr. Rodríguez performed about 10 surgical procedures.
Interviewed in the local television report, Rodríguez recounted that when he found out he would be sent to Mandera, he searched for information and learned that it was a dangerous place due to militia jihadist attacks.
The Revolution that cares so much for its children tolerated them continuing to work in those conditions, and since they continued to be paid their salary, perhaps even a little more suspiciously, there were no major problems ei