Authorities in Kenya have released a damning report from a parliamentary inquiry accusing the British Army’s training unit in the country — BATUK — of serious human-rights violations, environmental damage, and misconduct spanning decades.
The investigation, conducted by the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee, documented repeated incidents of sexual abuse, including rape and assault, often followed by abandonment of children fathered by soldiers. ) Among the most notorious cases cited is the 2012 death of a young Kenyan woman, whose body was found in a hotel septic tank — a case long associated with soldiers from the BATUK base.
Beyond sexual violence, the report also holds BATUK responsible for environmental destruction, negligence in handling unexploded ordnance, and improper disposal of military waste — leading to injuries, deaths, and the degradation of local land.