Overview
- Musalia Mudavadi said he will travel to Moscow to protest the recruitment of Kenyans for the Ukraine war, with no date announced and no public response from Russia.
- Kenya estimates about 200 citizens have been drawn into Russian ranks via unofficial routes, with deaths and injuries reported and families struggling to repatriate remains.
- Authorities say more than 30 nationals were evacuated in recent weeks, with psychological support offered to returnees.
- The government has deregistered roughly 600 recruitment agencies and opened cases after a police raid rescued 21 men who were set to fly to Russia.
- Nairobi will push for visa and labor clauses barring conscription and pursue prisoner-of-war releases as Ukraine reports broader African recruitment and Moscow denies state-sanctioned efforts.