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The Summit ended with a six-chapter joint statement incorporating African Ministers and Russian which in its entirety failed to address the world’s biggest conflict affecting Africa today.
Several Ugandans caught up in Russia’s war against Ukraine were desperately trying to escape forced conscription, fearing they would be used as expendable fighters for Moscow.
It is emerging that some of the young women duped into working in the war factories have begun to escape, finding their way back to their countries in Africa, The Standard has learnt.
They were promised training opportunities in Russian institutions and jobs in hospitality industry.
The agonizing lack of bodies to bury for families that continue to learn of the death of their relatives in Russia’s war against Ukraine is searing through the hearts of many.
The agonising lack of bodies to bury for Kenyan families as they continue to learn of the death of their relatives in Russia’s war against Ukraine is searing through the hearts of many.
From the day she received news that Martin Macharia, her husband, had been killed in the Russian war frontlines, she has been making trips to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking answers
According to a National Intelligence Service report presented to Parliament, 89 Kenyans were actively fighting in Ukraine, 39 were hospitalised, 28 were missing in action.
The National Assembly received a report indicating that more than 1000 Kenyans are fighting for Russia, majority having been duped into the war frontline.
The Russian Military dispatched more than 500 Kenyan men to the frontlines on the day Russia’s Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov and Mudavadi were meeting in Moscow.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi sparked controversy in Parliament by referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “Special Military Operation,” echoing Kremlin terminology.
In the eyes of Russia’s top diplomat, who, Putin has trusted with the role of speaking for the country in all sittings outside Russia, Sergey Lavrov, that gun is a godsend to Africa.
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.
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