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BATUK shame: British soldiers under probe over rape, sexual assault

With 35 sexual assault incidents being investigated and 650 allegations around sexual molestation, according to sources including Amnesty International, British soldiers who attend training sessions in Nanyuki appear keen to leave a record that draws more pain than benefit. 

The British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk), a permanent unit of the British Army located primarily in Nanyuki, Kenya — one that provides demanding infantry training to British troops  — is in the eye of a storm this week after a court ruling.   

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