Belgut MP Nelson Koech has praised President William Ruto for stopping the recruitment of young Kenyans into the Russian military, following reports of deaths and captures involving Kenyans fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Koech said the recruitment had caused pain among Kenyan families, with some losing their loved ones while others were left with relatives held as prisoners of war in Ukraine.
“One thing that we must laud the President for doing is the stoppage of enlisting young Kenyans in the Russian military, where people have died, families are mourning and some Kenyans have become prisoners of war in Ukraine,” Koech said.
The legislator also commended the government for establishing a mechanism to facilitate the safe return of Kenyans who had already been recruited into the Russian military.
He said the initiative was intended to bring those affected back home and reunite them with their families.
“There was also a mechanism established to have Kenyans already recruited into the Russian military sent back home safely and reunited with their families,” he added.
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