Kenya: Family of Slain Kenyan Soldier in Russia Buries an Empty Coffin

A Kenyan family held a memorial service without their son’s body after he was killed fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine on Christmas Day.

Charles Wangari’s relatives gathered around his portrait in Mukurweini, Nyeri County in February 5, unable to lay him to rest because his remains could not be extracted from the battlefield.

The former Kubali FC player from Laikipia West had left Kenya dreaming of a better life in Europe, particularly Sweden, before his dreams turned into a…