The United States is set to impose visa restrictions on several African leaders, including potentially those in Kenya, due to their involvement with Cuban medical missions. The US government views Cuba's program as a "coerced forced labour export scheme."

• The Kenyan government, under then-President Uhuru Kenyatta, benefited from the Cuban doctors' program, introduced in 2018 and terminated in 2023 after six years.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the sanctions target "African, Cuban, and Grenadian government officials" complicit in the program.
• The US alleges Cuba's medical mission scheme involves "medical professionals 'rented' by other countries at high prices" with most revenue kept by Cuban authorities, enriching Cuba's political elite.