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July 1, 2026
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Kenya Approves Anti-Mercenary Treaties to Stop Recruitment of Citizens into Foreign Wars

Kenya Approves Anti-Mercenary Treaties to Stop Recruitment of Citizens into Foreign Wars

Cabinet also approved proposals to amend the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act and related legislation to tighten enforcement against illegal recruitment networks...

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Kenya's Cabinet has approved the nation's accession to two international anti-mercenary treaties to combat the recruitment of its citizens into foreign wars and human trafficking.

  • This move targets illegal recruitment networks exploiting Kenyans with false promises of overseas employment.
  • The approval stems from concerns over reports of over 500 Kenyans allegedly recruited to fight in the Ukraine war.
  • Kenya will formally join the 1989 United Nations Convention Against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries and the 1977 OAU Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa.

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