The Kenyan Cabinet has approved the nation's accession to two international anti-mercenary treaties, aiming to combat the recruitment of Kenyans for foreign conflicts and bolster efforts against human trafficking.

• Kenya is joining 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.
• The move follows reports of over 500 Kenyan nationals being recruited as mercenaries, particularly for the conflict in Ukraine.
• Proposed amendments to the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act will also target trafficking networks engaged in forced labor and sexual exploitation.