00:00Kenya is seeking compensation for citizens recruited into Russia's military following
00:05talks between President William Ruto and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
00:10Ruto said Kenya has appointed a defense attachee in Moscow to work directly with Russia's
00:16Ministry of Defense.
00:17The official will help process compensation claims for affected Kenyans and support efforts
00:23to bring them safely back home.
00:25The compensation plan is at the center of Kenya's response to the recruitment of its nationals
00:30into Russia's armed forces.
00:32It follows growing reports of Kenyans being recruited to fight in Russia's war against
00:38Ukraine.
00:39An investigation by Journalists for Justice identified at least 76 Kenyans killed while
00:45fighting for Russia.
00:46It also found that 841 Kenyan nationals were recruited between October 2022 and June 2026.
00:53Across Africa, the investigations documented more than 3,000 recruits from 40 countries
00:58with 502 confirmed deaths by June this year.
