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Putin's war against Ukraine now affecting humble Kenyan villages

Letters from the victims to their loved ones reveal desperate pleas for embassy assistance. Martin Macharia's is seeking help to retrieve his body from the warfront.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 1 month ago

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Russia's aggression: Kenyans entangled in war that is not theirs

Kenyans and other Africans have been dying in Russia's war against Ukraine at an alarming rate, yet their governments have not moved to save citizens from the Russian dragnet.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 1 month ago

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Kenyan fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine amid fake job scam row

A man who left the country less than 40 days ago, following a job promise in Russia, has become the first known fatality on the frontlines of Russia's war against Ukraine.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 months ago

Why Zelensky is only the roar, the people are the real lion

Ukraine's rejection of US President Donald Trump's peace deal which he argues will end Russia's war against the country is not a Volodomyr Zelensky matter but a matter of his people.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 months ago

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Colonialism and persecutions in territories occupied by Russia

As the conference on Crimea begun in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, discussions around Russia's illegal occupation of the peninsula brought fore reflections on persecutions and colonialism.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 months ago

Kenya pays heavy price for Putin decree to recruit foreign fighters

In total, Russia has enlisted 18,800 individuals from mostly the Global South; the numbers are larger than the army of Austria, which has 16,000 active personnel and Croatia, which has 14, 325.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa, Kyiv 2 months ago

Putin's bloodshed in Ukraine shows Russia's extermination tendencies

Kyiv City considers Putin a war criminal, placing him in the same league as Adolf Hitler, with the killing of civilians, including children viewed as thoroughly unconventional.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa, Wellingtone Nyongesa, Kyiv 2 months ago

From Alabuga Start programme to war frontline, Kenyans are victims of Russian excesses

Last week's action by the government to deregister over 600 foreign job agencies came after Kenyan families expressed fears over their loved ones trapped in Russia's war against Ukraine.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 months ago

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Of Russia war strategy and Kenyans who want nothing to do with it but to come back

Ukrainian forces repelled Russian troops from the city in the early days of the 2022 full-scale invasion and have continued to hold it.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 months ago

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Trapped in Russia: Harrowing tale of Kenyan forcefully enlisted to fight Ukraine

After signing documents at the bank they were driven for three hours into a forested area in an abandoned house to spend the night.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 3 months ago

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How Kenyans became direct victims of Russia war in Ukraine

The Standard has established that hundreds of young Kenyan men have died on the war frontlines in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine after being duped into joining the conflict as soldiers.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 3 months ago

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Georgia's riots linked to man behind Kenya's Baobab tree trade

The 38-year-old billionaire George Gvasalia, who bought ten Baobab trees from Kilifi had them transferred to a private park owned by the man oiling Georgia's ruling party Dream Bidzina Ivanishvili.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 3 months ago

The racist who 'squeezed money' from the 'natives,' case of deported Mikhail Lyapin

Deported Russian citizen Mikhail Lyapin was a through-bred racist with an uncanny ability to use his knowledge and skills in information technology to manipulate Kenyans.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 months ago

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'Making it Big': Femi Otedola's lesson that is not listed

Through what the writer calls 25 lessons -what could pass for laws on steering a successful business - without which anyone seeking to invest cannot win.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 months ago

Haiti teeters on the edge as Kenya-led peace mission ends

The initial departure of 400 Kenyan police officers has been on hold since June due to funding hurdles.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 months ago

Angola resists Russia's disinformation push

The disinformation push launched by Russia soon after the killing of Wagnar Group leader Yevgeny Prigozin has encountered resistance in Angola.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 months ago

The Georgians fighting for Ukraine on principle

When Zurab told me his second name, I asked him whether he was aware that there is a country in Africa called Djibouti.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 months ago

Russia's latest attack on Kyiv aided by Alabuga SEZ- drone manufacture program

The program, running under the name Alabuga Start has been aiding Moscow's drive to increase its drones manufacture capacity, especially the infamous Iranian-designed Geran-2 drones.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 5 months ago

UK deals blow to Russia's disinformation push in Africa

The United Kingdom's recent sanctions against Russian individuals running affairs in Europe and African countries that it considers spies have turned out to be a blow to Vladimir Putin.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 5 months ago

UK deals blow to Russia's disinformation push in Africa

The UK's recent sanctions against Russian individuals that it considers spies has turned out to be a blow to Putin's information manipulation strategy on the African continent.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 5 months ago

Alabuga-manufactured drones aiding Russia's latest attack on Kyiv

The latest attack on Ukraine's Capital - Kyiv, where the number of those killed rose to 31 by early Friday, according to Kyiv Independent.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 5 months ago

Observers warn Africa of Russia's growing influence on the continent

A picture of Burkina Faso interim president Ibrahim Traore meeting Russian leader Vladimir Putin made rounds causing speculation about the role of Russia in Burkinabe political affairs and Africa.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

Ukraine War: Growing nationalism within Russian federation republics, a surprise to Moscow

The Russia-Ukraine war has been nurturing the seed of nationalism among citizens of republics that previously had small voices in geopolitics.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

How Russia resorted to cleverly messaged communications targeting Africa after Wagner

The launch of that app was one of the many fronts that Russia has been using in its new methods of extending influence on the African continent after the killing of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 6 months ago

Killing of civilians during war is not new to Russia

Human Rights Watch wrote on May 22 that "Russian attacks in Ukraine since January 2025 have killed and injured more civilians than in the same period in 2024".

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 7 months ago

The Circassian people's fight for justice and Russia's dark history

Once thriving in the Caucasus, the Circassians were nearly wiped out by Tsarist Russia; their descendants are now demanding recognition.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 7 months ago

Network transporting youthful Africans into slave-like jobs in Russia

Fresh revelations have emerged listing names and faces of individuals who work with Russian entities to facilitate the transportation of young African women to the Alabuga Start program.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 7 months ago

Russia ups publicity game online after International rights group damning report

However, GIATOC said some testimonies revealed experiences of harassment, racism, and excessive surveillance by SEZ management.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 8 months ago

Leaders pile pressure on Trump as Russia-Ukraine war enters fourth year

Kyiv still maintains support from larger Europe but has been reeling from statements made by US President Trump, a country that, under Joe Biden, was the bedrock of Ukraine's war effort support.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 11 months ago

Russia sets eyes on Georgia in uncontrolled appetite for territory

The last three years have spotted the biggest news from Eastern Europe to the world as Russia's war on Ukraine enters its fourth year after February 24, 2025.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 11 months ago

Kenyan woman in Russian propaganda denying forced labour in war factories

The Russian program launched to recruit cheap labour from Kenya started a media campaign to clean up its image after Ukraine struck.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 1 year ago

Kenyans among Africans duped into serving forced labour at Russian war factory

Fourteen Kenyan women are trapped in Russia working at a factory that makes arms being used in the war against Ukraine. The factory is set up to produce Iranian type kamikaze drones.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 1 year ago

Edward Kisiang'ani: The man who returned to bite media hand that lifted him

By directing government advertising through a single channel to only State-controlled entities, the well-schooled man is looking to be a general who leaves the field with bloodied hands.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 1 year ago

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Conservationists and investors big battle for gem of Laikipia plains

The 50,000-acre expanse whose strategic position between two world-famous geographical features has been whetting the appetite of conservationists and investors.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 years ago

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Security high in Ukrainian port city that is a lifeline to Kenya, other Africa countries

Russia has continued to pose threat to the Black Sea Grain Initiative that allowed a sea corridor three miles wide where ships would access Ukrainian ports, including Odesa.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 years ago

Struggle to rebuild Ukraine and unyielding spirit in aftermath of Russian aggression

Ukrainian anti-missile capabilities on Friday night intercepted 50 drones launched by Russia targeting Kyiv. Joining the EU is considered part and parcel of the elements of the plan of recovery.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 years ago

Zelensky in fresh bid to woo Africa amid pressure to protect territory

He refers to Putin's Russia as a colonialist state that has little respect for the territorial integrity of other nations.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 years ago

Former MP accuses ORPP of failing to ensure party order

Former nominated MP Hassan Aden Osman accuses ORPP of failing to validate a significant threshold that political parties must meet to receive funding.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa and Judah Ben-Hur 2 years ago

Group claims Museveni behind M23 rebels

ULIMO is calling on President Yoweri Museveni and his associates to come clean on the atrocities being perpetrated in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 2 years ago

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Did Kenya celebrate 57 or 58 years as a republic?

On Sunday Kenya celebrated 57 years after becoming. Here is the historical journey.

By Wellingtone Nyongesa 4 years ago