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How agents duped, stole Sh1.5m pay of Kenyan forced to fight for Russia

An explosion is seen in an apartment building after Russian's army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

He returned to Kenya with a broken right hand and a heavy heart.

What had been a promise by Kenyan agents working for Russian human trafficking networks of 240,000 roubles per month (Sh388,800) had turned into a cat and mouse game loaded with uncertainty about who had accessed his bank account.

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