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Kenya Cracks Down on Russian Recruitment Amid Concerns

2/10/2026

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Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi plans a March visit to Moscow to address Kenyan recruitment by Russia for Ukraine.
Reports indicate many Kenyans are lured by lucrative jobs and sent to front lines, where some suffer injuries or death.
Four returnees describe coercion into signing contracts they could not understand.
The Kenyan government has shut down recruitment agencies and evacuated over 30 citizens from Russia.
Families demand urgent repatriation.

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Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi plans a March visit to Moscow to address Kenyan recruitment by Russia for Ukraine.
Reports indicate many Kenyans are lured by lucrative jobs and sent to front lines, where some suffer injuries or death.
Four returnees describe coercion into signing contracts they could not understand.
The Kenyan government has shut down recruitment agencies and evacuated over 30 citizens from Russia.
Families demand urgent repatriation.