Kenya has accused russia of large-scale recruitment of its citizens for the war against Ukraine. Kenya\u2019s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, announced a visit to moscow to demand an end to this practice.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f russia\u2019s recruitment of foreign nationals has long become systemic in nature. Most recruits from African countries have no military experience and are deceived into signing contracts under the promise of legal and well-paid employment.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f However, after signing the contracts, they are sent to the most dangerous sections of the front line. It has been reported that of four Kenyans who recently returned from the front wounded, one believed he would work as a shop assistant, two as security guards, and the fourth as a professional athlete. Overall, more than 30 Kenyans have been evacuated from russia over the past two months.<\/p>\n
The kremlin uses the recruitment of foreign nationals as a way to compensate for battlefield losses and to avoid social tensions within russia. Such actions directly contradict the kremlin\u2019s propaganda narrative in Africa. While russia portrays itself as an alternative to the \u201ccolonial West\u201d and speaks of \u201crespect for Africa,\u201d in reality it is exploiting Africans as a resource for its war of aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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