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Last week, it emerged that of the 4000 men from the African continent recruited in the Russian army, Kenya could have contributed at least a quarter, 1500.
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on individuals, including Mikhail Lyapin, accused of trafficking Kenyans into Russia’s war in Ukraine through deceptive recruitment schemes.
The rapid growth in drone technology has enabled Ukraine to offset Russia’s overwhelming advantages in manpower, conventional weaponry and economic size,
Several Kenyan families who today mourn sons duped into serving in the Russian army are now suffering the same experience Estonians lived through during the many years of Russian rule.
Government officials keep trooping to the Russian capital, Moscow, and territories frowned upon by a larger part of the world, following reports of human trafficking.
US lawmakers have introduced a bill seeking sanctions against individuals and governments involved in recruiting Africans, including Kenyans, to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu said that for Russia, any payment would be governed by the contract entered into by the worker or operative.
Despite their vastly different contexts, Kenya and Estonia are both grappling with the effects of Russian influence, ranging from cyber threats and disinformation.
The government of Kenya has not sent anyone to fight for Russia in Ukraine, was the matter -of -fact response from Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua.
The many questions by Kenyan families that have lost relatives in Russia’s war against Ukraine may now find answers after the Russian government owned up to the loss suffered by families.
Labour CS Alfred Mutua has denied allegations linking him to the recruitment of Kenyans into Russia’s war in Ukraine, insisting official programmes only facilitated lawful overseas jobs.
Disputes have emerged over the number of Kenyans killed or missing while fighting for Russia in the Ukraine war, with government figures differing sharply from claims by rights groups.
The billboards bear an uncanny promise that has been used to net, by deception, jobless youths into the Russian army.
The family of the first Kenyan that Ukraine reported killed on the Russian war front has been receiving conflicting information from the state about the matter.
The National Employment Authority has remained tight-lipped about ongoing advertisements for jobs in Russia at a time when families are reeling from the effects of past recruitments.
Seven months after a family in Mukurweini performed a mock burial for a kin killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, it has emerged that his recruitment is linked to a new church.
Kenyan authorities have gone silent, avoiding questions around ongoing fresh recruitments by discrete Russian agents in the country.
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