Job Seekers Sent to Front Line After Accepting Offers

David Kuloba, a 22-year-old from Nairobi’s Kibera, was drawn to a job as a security guard in Russia, promising over $7,000. Despite his mother’s warnings about Russia, he went in August but quickly found himself in combat training for the Ukraine war. After sending a voice note before a battle on October 4, his mother learned from a friend that he was missing and feared dead. Efforts to obtain official confirmation from Russian authorities have been unsuccessful, leaving his family distraught.

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