Kenya’s fight against human trafficking is facing questions over the enforcement of its laws after a new US report highlighted alleged recruitment networks sending Kenyans to Russia, a sharp decline in convictions and concerns about the involvement of public officials. The 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State found that Kenya…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that Kenya secured a diplomatic intervention to stop further recruitment of its citizens into Russia’s military operation in the Russia-Ukraine war. Mudavadi told Parliament that Kenya was placed on Russia’s “Stop List” following his official visit to Moscow in March…
At least 354 Kenyan nationals have been linked to the Russia-Ukraine war, with 84 recorded as killed or missing in action and another 52 listed as being of unknown location or unclassified, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has told the Senate. The figures were contained in a government response on the recruitment of Kenyans into…
Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said that four Kenyans have been killed on the frontline in Ukraine, while five others are being held as prisoners of war in the ongoing conflict with Russia, the government has confirmed. Speaking when he appeared before the Senate on Thursday, October 8, 2026, Mudavadi said…
