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'Bring our sons home': Kenyan families demand action over Russian war recruitment

A woman whose relative joined the Russian army to fight in Ukraine weeps during a protest calling for their repatriation in Nairobi, 5 March, 2026. AP - Brian Inganga

Families of young Kenyan men who found themselves fighting in Ukraine after being duped into joining the Russian military are calling on the Kenyan government to provide information on their whereabouts – and for a ban on any future recruitment.

More than 1,000 Kenyan nationals have been recruited to fight for Russia after allegedly being duped by the promise of employment, according to a report by the Kenyan National Intelligence Service (NIS) presented to parliament last month.

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