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August 13, 2025
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British Army Acts After Shocking Kenya Sexual Exploitation Report

British Army Acts After Shocking Kenya Sexual Exploitation Report

The inquiry exposed misconduct by British soldiers while in Kenya...

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The British Army has vowed to implement widespread reforms following a Service Inquiry report exposing ongoing sexual exploitation by some of its soldiers stationed in Kenya, despite a formal ban. Chief of the General Staff General Sir Roly Walker condemned the conduct, emphasizing an immediate crackdown on transactional sex practices.

  • The inquiry, commissioned in October 2023 and covering conduct from July 2022 onwards at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk), found that transactional relations persisted at a "low to moderate" level.
  • General Walker announced full implementation of the report's recommendations, including dismissal for soldiers engaging in transactional sex and new targeted training to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse.
  • The Nanyuki base has faced prior controversy, including the unresolved death of Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru, allegedly killed by a British soldier, and accusations of children fathered by soldiers being abandoned.

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