United Kingdom soldiers will be answerable to criminal charges for 8 offences committed while in Kenya after the two nations signed a military agreement. Other charges included in the 30-page document include transnational organised crimes, slavery, robbery, and offences against the country's security. Attempting, aiding and abetting the commission of the aforementioned offences will also see the visiting soldiers tried in Kenya. Additionally, the agreement details eight conditions under which the accused soldiers will be subjected to during the trial. The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) has a training camp in Nanyuki.

Source: Daily Nation June 29, 2023 19:44 UTC