A new report reveals the European Union exported 122,000 tonnes of banned pesticides to Kenya in 2022, causing health and environmental harm. This comes amidst broader criticism of foreign entities, including the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), for alleged misconduct and detrimental impacts on local communities.

• The EU's export of pesticides deemed toxic and illegal in Europe is linked to issues like rashes, dead fish, poisoned soil, dying bees, and rising cancer cases in Kenya.
• The report was compiled by Swedwatch in collaboration with the Kenya Organic Agriculture Network (KOAN).
• Kenya banned 77 dangerous pesticides in 2025 and restricted hundreds more, while NGOs teach farmers safer methods like companion cropping and natural sprays.