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Kenya Launches Inquiry Into UK Troops' Alleged Crimes Against Locals: Media

© AFP 2023 TONY KARUMBASoldiers take position during a simulated military excercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) together with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) at the ol-Daiga ranch, high on Kenya’s Laikipia plateau on March 26, 2018
Soldiers take position during a simulated military excercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) together with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) at the ol-Daiga ranch, high on Kenya’s Laikipia plateau on March 26, 2018 - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.06.2023
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The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), one of the largest military training units operated by the UK outside of its territories, has a longstanding bad reputation in Kenya. Locals told Russian media that the British mistreat the citizens of the African nation and do not see them as equals.
Kenya's National Assembly has taken action against British soldiers based in the country in response to complaints from residents, reports have indicated.
Among the complaints the Defense, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations Committee is due to investigate are the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki and a case from 2021 when fire destroyed the Lolldaiga Hills Ranch, both of which were linked to British soldiers,
Deputy speaker of Kenya's Laikipia County Assembly, Anthony Theuri Wambui, told Russian media that he approves of the government's move.

"When Agnes Wanjiru was killed by the British army, even after the media visited this area and the case was filed, family members are still seeking justice," Wambui stated.

Soldiers climb into a military truck during a simulated military excercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) together with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) at the ol-Daiga ranch, high on Kenya’s Laikipia plateau on March 26, 2018. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.04.2023
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A representative of Wanjiru's family, Kairu Kamunge, argued that institutional racism prevented justice from being served.

"The UK government does not treat Kenyans as equals in any way. Actually, it has been mistreating us," he argued, noting that "if it was a British person who got killed, a lot more would have been done."

Following a night of partying with troops, Wanjiru, 21, was reportedly stabbed and put in a septic tank at a hotel in Nanyuki in March 2012. Allegedly, her murder was committed by the UK military.
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