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Kenya’s Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi says Russia has agreed to halt the recruitment of Kenyan citizens to fight with its army in Ukraine.
More than 1,780 citizens from 36 African countries are reportedly involved in Russia’s fight against Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s February estimates.
Moscow’s alleged forced conscription of Kenyans sent to the front line with limited training was recently reported by AFP.
AFP reports that intelligence services within the East African country estimate that more than 1,000 Kenyans have been sent to fight.
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Addressing reporters, Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said, “We have now agreed that Kenyans shall not be enlisted.”
On his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov disclosed that his country’s defence ministry was looking into cases that had caused “concern among our Kenyan friends”.
“Russia is not forcing anyone to enlist. Just as in the case of participation in the special military operation, volunteers join this operation in full compliance with Russian law,” he stated.
