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Dogs of war: How Kenyans are lured, smuggled into Russia

Edward Kamau Gituku, who was arrested in connection to human trafficking in Athi River. [Pkemoi Ng'enoh, Standard]

Joblessness, the thirst for big money and free education, and online presence are making Kenyans easy bait to be dogs of war for Russia against Ukraine.

It now emerges that the problem of desperate Kenyans being lured to fight abroad might be bigger, as more are feared to have been.

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