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August 12, 2026
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'End impunity': BATUK victims oppose Kenya-UK defence deal renewal

'End impunity': BATUK victims oppose Kenya-UK defence deal renewal

BATUK victims petition Parliament to push for compensation and ensure UK deal is not be renewed until the November 2025 misconduct report is implemented...

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Victims of British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) operations are urging the Kenyan Parliament to halt the renewal of the Kenya-UK Defence Cooperation Agreement until outstanding allegations of misconduct are addressed.

  • Victims and affected communities want Parliament to enforce recommendations from a November 2025 parliamentary report.
  • The report details allegations including rape, sexual assault, deaths from unexploded ordnance, environmental damage, and abandoned children fathered by soldiers.
  • Petitioners demand justice, compensation, recognition for children, land rehabilitation, and protection for Kenyan workers before the agreement is renewed.

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