Kenya’s Parliament has stalled on signing the renewal of an agreement with the British military, under which British soldiers accused of rape, murder or other crimes cannot be tried in Kenyan courts, only in British courts, meaning Kenya suspends its sovereignty. The African Initiative newspaper reports today that a petition signed by victims of abuse at the hands of British soldiers was presented to the Kenyan Parliament on Aug. 12.
The petition was signed by victims, their families, local residents and workers from areas where BATUK (the British Army Training Unit) operates. They called on the National Assembly to ensure the implementation of recommendations contained in a report by the Departmental Committee on Defense, Intelligence and Foreign Relations published in November 2025.
A 21-year-old young woman was raped and murdered in the area in 2012, after being seen with British soldiers, but the suspected criminal was allowed to return to the UK without a trial.
