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Nairobi and Moscow to address perilous issue of Kenyan soldiers recruited by Russian army

Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi speaks in Nairobi in January 2026.
Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi speaks in Nairobi in January 2026. © Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa/MaxPPP
Amid a scandal involving a recruitment network sending Kenyan fighters to the Ukrainian front, the two countries are struggling to agree on the agenda for Musalia Mudavadi's visit to the Russian capital, set for mid-March. The prime cabinet secretary wants to ensure that his citizens are no longer allowed to join the Russian army. [...]
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