"list of 3 itemsend of list Winnie Rose Wambui said she hoped to get information about her brother, Samuel Maina, who went to Russia believing he had a job as a security guard at a mall. She last heard from him in October when he sent a distress voice note from a forest, she told news agency AFP. Parliament Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah presented the intelligence report to the Parliament of Kenya on Wednesday,"
"saying that more than 1,000 Kenyans had been recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war, with 89 currently on the front line, 39 hospitalised and 28 missing in action. The families plan to present petitions to several government offices, including the Foreign Ministry, and to the Russian embassy, according to their coordinator Peter Kamau, whose brother, Gerald Gitau, is missing."
An intelligence report revealed more than 1,000 Kenyan citizens were lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine. The report alleges a scam involving rogue state officials colluding with trafficking syndicates to dupe locals. Dozens of families protested in Nairobi demanding government action and the return of recruits. Officials reported 89 recruits on the front line, 39 hospitalised and 28 missing in action. Families plan to petition the Foreign Ministry and the Russian embassy; they accuse the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of failing to help. Relatives cite cases such as Samuel Maina, who sent a distress voice note from a forest, and Gerald Gitau, who remains missing. The Russian embassy denied state-organised recruitment but said foreigners may volunteer.
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