US EditionUK Soldiers Used Sex Workers In Kenya Despite Ban, Inquiry Finds
A British Army inquiry found 35 allegations of transactional sex at BATUK since July 2022 despite a zero-tolerance policy, with disciplinary actions including demotions and fines.
- A 2025 British Army investigation found that soldiers at the Kenya BATUK base used sex workers despite a 2022 ban on such activities.
- The ban came after reports surfaced, including a 2012 incident involving Agnes Wanjiru's death linked to a British soldier, and an ITV investigation that exposed soldiers paying local women for sexual services.
- The report detailed 35 suspected instances of transactional sex, occurring at low to moderate levels, despite training and control measures introduced in 2022.
- General Sir Roly Walker, head of the UK military, expressed firm opposition to the ongoing issue, stating it should not occur, and pledged to enforce stricter dismissal policies along with enhanced supervision.
- The inquiry highlights ongoing challenges around ethical conduct overseas and has led to commitments for enhanced training and disciplinary action to end exploitation.
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British soldiers use sex workers in Kenya despite ban
”The findings of the Service Inquiry I commissioned conclude that transactional sex is still happening in Kenya at a low to moderate level. It should not be happening at all”, said General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the General Staff, in a press release on Tuesday.
UK Soldiers Used Sex Workers In Kenya Despite Ban, Inquiry Finds
Even after a ban, some British soldiers in Kenya are still paying for sex. That’s the blunt finding of a two-year army investigation into conduct at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk). A base already dogged by controversy.The probe, ordered in late 2024 after an ITV exposé, reviewed behaviour dating back to July 2022. The British army has a training base in Kenya.What’s Britain’s Response?Despite a Ministry of Defence rule forbidding t…
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