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From job promises to front-line peril: Kenyans lured into Russia’s Ukraine war
world2 days ago

From job promises to front-line peril: Kenyans lured into Russia’s Ukraine war

Kenyan workers were lured by recruitment agents to Russia for truck-driving jobs, only to be sent to Ukraine to fight. Kenya’s National Intelligence Service says over 1,000 Kenyans were recruited, with dozens on the front lines, some killed or missing. One recruit, Dancan Chege, escaped after brutal training and mass casualties he witnessed; families demand accountability and repatriation. Kenya has repatriated dozens and vows to crack down on fraudulent recruitment, while Moscow denies illegal recruitment and frames foreign enlistment as voluntary.

via Al Jazeera|
#amnesty-international#kenya#recruitment-fraud
Kenya cites intelligence alleging over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
world6 days ago

Kenya cites intelligence alleging over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Kenya’s National Intelligence Service says rogue recruitment agencies lured more than 1,000 Kenyans—often ex-military or police—into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, with promises of high salaries, bonuses and eventual citizenship. The probe alleges collusion with Kenyan immigration, police and anti-narcotics staff and with Russian/Kenyan embassies to secure visas, as recruits are now travelling via Uganda, DRC and South Africa after airport interceptions. As of February, 39 hospitalised, 30 repatriated, 28 missing, 89 on frontline, 1 detained and 1 having completed a contract; Kenya’s foreign minister plans to visit Russia to press the issue, while Russia denies involvement.

via The Guardian|
#intelligence#kenya#recruitment
Kenya probes alleged network as over 1,000 nationals enlist to fight for Russia
world6 days ago

Kenya probes alleged network as over 1,000 nationals enlist to fight for Russia

Kenya’s National Intelligence Service says more than 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in the Russia–Ukraine war, with 89 on the front lines as of February; at least one has died and others are injured or missing. The report alleges a network of rogue officials and human-trafficking syndicates facilitating recruitment and travel, offering salaries up to 350,000 shillings per month plus bonuses while recruits are deployed to front-line roles with minimal training. Initial travel routes via Nairobi’s JKIA changed due to surveillance. The government is pressuring Moscow to stop conscription, has shut hundreds of recruitment outfits, and repatriation and de-radicalisation efforts are underway for those returned.

via BBC|
#kenya#recruitment#russia
Kenyan Activist’s Phone Exposed to Forensic Tool During Custody, Citizen Lab Finds
technology7 days ago

Kenyan Activist’s Phone Exposed to Forensic Tool During Custody, Citizen Lab Finds

Citizen Lab found evidence that Cellebrite’s forensic extraction tool was used on Boniface Mwangi’s Samsung phone while in Kenyan police custody in July 2025, potentially enabling full data extraction. The device was returned unlocked, fueling concerns about government misuse of surveillance tech and echoing prior Predator spyware incidents targeting activists, including an Angolan journalist, as researchers document a pattern of highly capable, carefully deployed spyware against civil society.

via The Hacker News|
#boniface-mwangi#cellebrite#civil-society-surveillance
Kenyan authorities used Israeli spyware to breach activist Mwangi’s phone, report finds
world8 days ago

Kenyan authorities used Israeli spyware to breach activist Mwangi’s phone, report finds

Citizen Lab says Kenyan police used Cellebrite’s Israeli spyware to crack pro-democracy activist Boniface Mwangi’s phone while in custody, potentially extracting all data. The finding adds to concerns about government misuse of digital-forensics tools; Cellebrite says it reviews misuse and Amnesty International warns such tech can intimidate dissent.

via The Guardian|
#activism#cellebrite#digital-rights
Labor strike snarls flights at Nairobi's JKIA hub
world9 days ago

Labor strike snarls flights at Nairobi's JKIA hub

A planned strike by aviation workers and the Kenya Aviation Workers Union disrupted flights at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, with departures delayed up to four hours as Kenya Airways and others faced air-traffic and operational slowdowns; contingency plans were activated, passengers were urged to check with airlines, and unions cited stalled salary negotiations as the backdrop amid ongoing legal action over the dispute.

via BBC|
#aviation#jkia#kenya
Kenyan Family Seeks Answers After Relative Killed in Ukraine While Fighting for Russia
africa21 days ago

Kenyan Family Seeks Answers After Relative Killed in Ukraine While Fighting for Russia

A Kenyan family pleads for help repatriating the body of 29-year-old Clinton Nyapara Mogesa, who was recruited from Qatar to fight for Russia and was killed in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine; with no official confirmation of his death and limited communication from Kenyan or Russian authorities, rights groups warn of ongoing African recruitment to Russia as Ukraine cautions foreign nationals about joining or traveling to Russia.

via BBC|
#africa#kenya#recruitment
Promises of Pay, Frontline Peril: Africans Say Russia Duped Them into Ukraine War
africa22 days ago

Promises of Pay, Frontline Peril: Africans Say Russia Duped Them into Ukraine War

CNN’s investigation documents how African job seekers were lured with promises of civilian work, high salaries, and citizenship by Russian recruiters for Ukraine, only to be coerced into frontline military service, given minimal training, and faced with passport confiscation and unpaid pay; several have died or been injured, while others seek to return home as governments acknowledge the problem and contracts reveal long-term obligations and restricted post-service freedoms.

via cnn.com|
#africa#kenya#mercenaries