A family in Kasarani, Nairobi County, is asking for government help to repatriate one of their kin who was killed in Ukraine while fighting for the Russian government.
The deceased, Peter Maina Gakau, who was stationed at General Service Unit (GSU) barracks in Embu, was allegedly on holiday when he travelled to Russia to fight in the war for a short time.
Maina’s mother, Marion Njeri, told journalists that upon landing in Russia, Maina sent her KSh 1 million to purchase land for him.
“Since then, he received no payment,” Njeri said.
Maina’s family was in constant communication with their son for three months before he went silent, never to be heard again.
“We spoke with him for three months, and he told me that he had lost all his documents, including IDs, passport, and phone, to a blaze. Since then, we have not seen him. On January 28, we were told that our child was shot,” Njeri painfully recounted.
Maina’s brother questioned how the civil servant could leave the country for months without the government knowing his whereabouts or responding to the family.
“I just want any confirmation, maybe a cloth or a shoe, so I can bury it in the land. There is no point in telling me my son is dead, yet there is nothing to confirm,” Njeri pleaded.
Maina’s death has heightened concerns about the number of police officers lured to the country with promises of higher pay.
Other Kenyans are questioning how an active GSU officer was able to travel and fight in Russia for three months without their knowledge.
Here are photos of slain GSU officer
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