Pecohub Kenyans continue to come out and report on their suffering in Russia, where they were recruited to fight in the country’s conflict with Ukraine.
Jackton is among the Kenyans recruited into the Russian army unknowingly.
The man is currently hospitalised in a hospital after he was attacked by a bomb-laden drone while on patrol.
Speaking to Radio 47, Jackton said he was with his colleagues on the battlefield in Ukraine.
He explained that their deployment to the field came three weeks after being recruited into the army.
Jackton revealed that he was lured into the military.
According to him, an agent approached him while in Kenya and informed him about a job opportunity in Russia.
He was promised a security officer job, where he would be stationed in government installations to protect them and earn handsomely for it.
Jackton bought the idea and prepared himself to fly to Russia for the job.
He, however, learned that all was not well when the details of his travel documents did not reflect the purpose of his travel.
Whilst he had been scheduled to fly for the security job, the details indicated he was travelling to Russia for a cultural event that would last two weeks.
But the agent addressed his concern, claiming that the documents were designed that way to ease his travel to Russia.
“I went to Russia in August this year and was taken by an agent. He told me that there was work in Russia. I was told I would go as a security officer taking care of government property, andwould be paid handsomely. I accepted the offer, and the agent prepared for everything. But when I saw the ticket, it indicated I was going to a cultural event for two weeks, yet I had been told I was going for work. When I questioned that, I was told that that was a trick to allow me fly,” he said.
When he landed in Russia, they were received by army men and driven out of the airport in a military truck.
They were taken to a secret location where they were forced to sign a contract written in the Russian language, after which they were immediately taken to a training camp.
“When we landed, we were picked up by a military truck, and we were taken to a hideout, and were made to sign a contract written in the Russian language. We couldn’t understand what we were signing. We were trained to use guns and the tactics of engaging the enemy and navigation.
“When we asked about the contract, we were told that we must be trained. We expected we would be deployed to government installations after the training, but that was not the case. Anyone who declined to sign the contract was threatened with being jailed. We couldn’t access the agent again. After we landed, those who received us in Moscow were our handlers,” he added.
