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84 Kenyans Killed, 54 Missing in Russia-Ukraine War, Mudavadi Says

At least 84 Kenyans have been killed while 54 others remain missing in connection with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has said. Mudavadi, responding to a petition on the recruitment of Kenyan nationals into the Russian military and the detention of Kenyans in Ukrainian [...] The post 84 Kenyans Killed,…

At least 84 Kenyans have been killed and 54 are still missing in connection with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi. The Kenya government has records of 354 Kenyans involved in the conflict, including those whose whereabouts and circumstances are known to authorities.

Of these, 77 are on the frontline, 38 in camps, 52 at unknown locations, and 34 hospitalized. Additionally, 62 have been repatriated, one is in detention, one has completed their contract, and five are prisoners of war. The government is actively working with families seeking information about missing relatives and has secured Kenya's inclusion on Russia's "Stop List" to prevent further enlistment of Kenyans in Russia's military operation.

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