France, March 6 -- More than 1,000 Kenyan nationals have been recruited to fight for Russia after allegedly being duped by the promise of employment, according to a report by the Kenyan National Intelligence Service (NIS) presented to parliament last month.

The figure is significantly higher than the 200 announced by the country's foreign affairs ministry in November.

Some are former soldiers lured by promises of high salaries. Others thought they were going to work as drivers or security guards, but ended up being deployed to the Russian-Ukrainian front.

Several dozen Kenyan families, desperate for news, took to the streets of central Nairobi on Thursday with the message "Bring us back our sons".

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