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Martin Macharia (left) and Peter Kimemia in Russia. [Courtesy]
The family of the first Kenyan that Ukraine reported killed on the Russian war front has been receiving conflicting information from the state about the matter.
The family says Martin Mburu Macharia, a former matatu driver, was killed in November 2025. His wife Grace Gathoni and children saw pictures of his body that were shared by the Ukrainian authorities. He was killed during an operation in Ukrainian territory being claimed by Russia.
However, responses from the State Department of Diaspora Affairs have, on two occasions, claimed that he is alive, ‘and in camp’ locked up on the frontline in Ukraine.
