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Kenyans killed for Russia; Contestations over the number of those killed

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.

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Mutua refutes claims of involvement in recruiting Kenyans to Russia's war

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.

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Russia begins process to compensate kin of Kenyans killed in Ukraine war

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.

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Mutua denies involvement in recruitment of Kenyans into Russia's war

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.

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Kenya, Estonia suffer similar excesses from Russia

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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Families of Russia war victims battle for compensation as state pushes back

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.

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US Congress puts Kenya on notice over Russia war recruits

US lawmakers have introduced a bill seeking sanctions against individuals and governments involved in recruiting Africans, including Kenyans, to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 months ago

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Government officials knock on Russia's door for jobs despite loss of Kenyan lives

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 months ago

Estonia's revulsion for Russia is similar to feelings growing in Kenyan villages

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.

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Kenyan recruits reveal horror of Ukraine's deadly drone war

The rapid growth in drone technology has enabled Ukraine to offset Russia's overwhelming advantages in manpower, conventional weaponry and economic size,

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 3 months ago

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UK slaps sanctions on individuals leading recruitment for Russian army in Kenya

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 3 months ago

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Kenya leads Africa in combatants' supply to Russia, many duped into army service

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 3 months ago

AK 47: Russia's weapon of terror and killings in Kenya

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 months ago

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The god of weapons that has aided genocides in Africa and other conflicts

Before the Rwandan genocide shook the world in 1994, a suspicious deal was inked with then Rwandan government and newly fomented Russian Federation for a weapons deal.

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Mudavadi plays Russian roulette in address to House after Moscow trip

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.

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As Mudavadi met Lavrov, Russia sent trapped Kenyans to the 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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 months ago

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Thorny issue pushed from top agenda as Mudavadi set for Kenya-Russia bilateral talks

The National Assembly received a report indicating that more than 1000 Kenyans are fighting for Russia, majority having been duped into the war frontline.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 5 months ago

Kenya suffers Russia's exploitation in the 4th year of war against Ukraine

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 5 months ago

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Struggle to find answers for woman whose husband died fighting for Russia

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

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More Kenyans die in Russia's war on Ukraine

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

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No bodies to bury for families of Kenyans killed in Russia's war

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

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Russian trap: How African women were duped into exploitative slave-like labour

They were promised training opportunities in Russian institutions and jobs in hospitality industry.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

Why African women are escaping from Russia's Shahed drone maker Alabuga

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

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Africa suffers Russia's war against Ukraine as some leaders play games

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.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

The hypocrisy in Russia-Africa Summits as Kenya grows cautious, ignores the Cairo December summit

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.

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Presidential candidate Nasa Ige promises Somalia's first female Prime Minister if elected

Mr Ige's announcement marks what would be a historic first for the country.

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18 Kenyans rescued from Russia's death enterprise return home

Some 64 others who have contacted the country's mission still awaiting help to come home. The 64 are spread in four military camps across Russia and on the frontlines in Ukraine.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

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How agents duped, stole Sh1.5m pay of Kenyan forced to fight for Russia

Russian agents had stolen all his salaries for May, June, July and August which totalled to 960 000 roubles (Sh1.5million).

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

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Putin's war against Ukraine now affecting humble Kenyan villages

Letters from the victims to their loved ones reveal desperate pleas for embassy assistance. Martin Macharia's is seeking help to retrieve his body from the warfront.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

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Russia's aggression: Kenyans entangled in war that is not theirs

Kenyans and other Africans have been dying in Russia's war against Ukraine at an alarming rate, yet their governments have not moved to save citizens from the Russian dragnet.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

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Kenyan fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine amid fake job scam row

A man who left the country less than 40 days ago, following a job promise in Russia, has become the first known fatality on the frontlines of Russia's war against Ukraine.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

Why Zelensky is only the roar, the people are the real lion

Ukraine's rejection of US President Donald Trump's peace deal which he argues will end Russia's war against the country is not a Volodomyr Zelensky matter but a matter of his people.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

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Colonialism and persecutions in territories occupied by Russia

As the conference on Crimea begun in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, discussions around Russia's illegal occupation of the peninsula brought fore reflections on persecutions and colonialism.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

Kenya pays heavy price for Putin decree to recruit foreign fighters

In total, Russia has enlisted 18,800 individuals from mostly the Global South; the numbers are larger than the army of Austria, which has 16,000 active personnel and Croatia, which has 14, 325.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

Putin's bloodshed in Ukraine shows Russia's extermination tendencies

Kyiv City considers Putin a war criminal, placing him in the same league as Adolf Hitler, with the killing of civilians, including children viewed as thoroughly unconventional.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

From Alabuga Start programme to war frontline, Kenyans are victims of Russian excesses

Last week's action by the government to deregister over 600 foreign job agencies came after Kenyan families expressed fears over their loved ones trapped in Russia's war against Ukraine.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 9 months ago

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Of Russia war strategy and Kenyans who want nothing to do with it but to come back

Ukrainian forces repelled Russian troops from the city in the early days of the 2022 full-scale invasion and have continued to hold it.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 9 months ago

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Trapped in Russia: Harrowing tale of Kenyan forcefully enlisted to fight Ukraine

After signing documents at the bank they were driven for three hours into a forested area in an abandoned house to spend the night.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 9 months ago

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How Kenyans became direct victims of Russia war in Ukraine

The Standard has established that hundreds of young Kenyan men have died on the war frontlines in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine after being duped into joining the conflict as soldiers.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 9 months ago

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Georgia's riots linked to man behind Kenya's Baobab tree trade

The 38-year-old billionaire George Gvasalia, who bought ten Baobab trees from Kilifi had them transferred to a private park owned by the man oiling Georgia's ruling party Dream Bidzina Ivanishvili.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 10 months ago