Britain’s military in Kenya: Allegations, immunity and a fight for justice
Declassified UK, a British investigative media outlet, filed freedom-of-information requests with the MOD for documents on Mantoi's case, including the pathology report, DNA results and the ministry’s correspondence with Kenyan police and courts surrounding the exhumation.
There has been no known case in which British personnel accused in the cases documented by Kenyan communities and investigators have faced prosecution in Kenya.
Soldiers in the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) showcase a UK Battle Group training during Exercise Askari Storm in Lolldaiga training area, Laikipia, Kenya, in November 2022 [File: Daniel Irungu/EPA]Soldiers in the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) showcase a UK Battle Group training during Exercise Askari Storm in Lolldaiga training area, Laikipia, Kenya, in November 2022 [File: Daniel Irungu/EPA]Unearthed, then buried againMantoi’s case might have stayed buried had hundreds of women from the Maasai and Samburu tribes not come forward in 2003, alleging decades of rape by British soldiers and suing for negligence under UK law, arguing commanders had known of issues since 1977 and failed to act.
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