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Kenya: Ukraine Embassy in Kenya Calls for Funds Aid in Support of War With Russia

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Nairobi — Kenyans wishing to support Ukraine following the invasion by Russia can now send their donations through M-Pesa pay bill number 3002400.

The Ukrainian embassy in Kenya announced the initiative to support the country’s war against Russia and save the lives of the affected people in a post on Twitter.

The embassy said the initiative was prompted by the many requests it had received from Kenyans keen on donating to the cause.

Dear friends,

Following the many requests that we’ve received, the Embassy of Ukraine in Kenya has additionally opened an M-PESA account for charitable donations in support of Ukraine.

We very much appreciate your solidarity with 🇺🇦people in our fight against Russia’s invasion. pic.twitter.com/bErQD43lQV– Ukraine in Kenya 🇺🇦 (@UKRinKEN) March 31, 2022

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees more than 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russian’s invasion on February 24.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Kenya Andrii Pravednyk has blamed Russia for the increased food prices in the country, saying the conflict has negatively affected crop production.

When he spoke to Capital in the morning on Thursday, the Ambassador noted that Ukraine, which is a main contributor of grain basket to most countries including Kenya, has seen their workers are unable to work due to the conflict, leading to increased food prices.

“We provide food security to a number of countries around the world, in Africa including Kenya and definitely there will be negative implications since the ongoing hostilities will not allow Ukrainian agricultural workers to work as during peaceful times but it’s Russia to blame because they started the full invasion,” he stated.