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‘Given a Gun and Sent to Die’: Kenyans Lured to Fight for Russia in Ukraine
Kenya's National Intelligence Service reports over 1,000 Kenyans are fighting in Ukraine after being recruited with promises of high pay and jobs, many receiving minimal training.
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‘Given a gun and sent to die’: Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine
In Sikonga village, Kisii County, a mother’s wails fill the house. Dennis Bagaka Ombwori, 39, the second-born son of John and Esther Ombwori, is the latest Kenyan confirmed dead in the Russia–Ukraine war.Villagers gather outside, offering what little comfort they can, but Esther Ombwori cannot be consoled. Dennis worked as a security officer in Qatar when recruiters approached him with what appeared to be a better offer. But his family says he n…
SADC Looks On As Its Youth Fall Prey To Deceptive Recruitment to Russia
The Southern African region is accused of looking on as the youth continue to fall in traps of deceptive recruitment to Russia where they end up on war frontline in Ukraine. During the recent summit of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, affected countries failed to raise concerns about the alleged deceptive recruitment
'Given a gun and sent to die': Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine - TPR: The Public's Radio
Kenya's intelligence service warns that over 1,000 citizens may have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, many under false pretenses. The post ‘Given a gun and sent to die’: Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
Kenyan Bibiana Wangari knows that her son, Charles Waithaka, died fighting in Ukraine in a war that was not hers. She also knows that he was killed by the explosion of a mine. But she does not know where the body of this young man lies who, like hundreds of Africans, was allegedly deceived and recruited by Russia.
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