NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 25 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs now says all the 201 Kenyans in the Ukraine are safe even as the Russian invasion continues.
Through a statement, the Ministry stated that there are 183 Kenyan students in the country and a further eighteen permanent residents.
It pointed out that the government has “requested all the countries neighboring Ukraine within the EU to allow Kenyans to transit through their borders should they wish to return home.”
The Ministry advised them to make an assessment as to their circumstances and either take necessary precaution or leave as they deem fit.
“Kenyans have been advised to make an assessment as to their circumstances and to take necessary precaution and /or make arrangements to leave as they deem fit in light of their own circumstances. So far, all Kenyans in Ukraine are reported to be safe. Some Kenyans however are unable to cross and are stuck at border points particularly with Poland because of visa restrictions,” a part of the statement read.
Earlier on Friday, Kwale Woman Representative Zulekha Hassan had requested a statement from the Foreign Affairs office, in regard to measures being taken to bring back Kenyans caught up in the Russian-Ukraine conflict.
Hassan explained that a number of Kenyans studying and working in Ukraine had been trapped there, saying there is an urgent need to intervene due to the unfolding humanitarian crisis.
Ukrainian Residents in Kenya also protested Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Kenya said it was organizing the necessary permits for a major protest this coming Sunday for Ukrainians.
Ukrainian forces fought off Russian invaders in the streets of the capital Kyiv on Friday as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting civilians and called for more international sanctions.
Pre-dawn blasts in Kyiv set off a second day of violence after Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western warnings to unleash a full-scale invasion on Thursday that quickly claimed dozens of lives and displaced at least 100,000 people.
