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.
What’s Britain’s Response?
Despite a Ministry of Defence rule forbidding troops from using sex workers abroad, the inquiry found “transactional sex” still happens at a “low to moderate” level.
Gen Sir Roly Walker, the UK’s Chief of the General Staff, was unequivocal: “It should not be happening at all.
There is absolutely no place for sexual exploitation and abuse in the British Army.”
Out of 7,666 soldiers stationed there in that period, 35 cases were suspected — most before mandatory training on the rule began.
Nine cases came after. Many allegations couldn’t be proven.
The report warns the army should assume the problem could be at the higher end of the “low to moderate” scale.
The base has faced years of allegations, from the 2012 killing of Agnes Wanjiru to claims of misconduct and abuse.
The army now plans stricter training and swifter dismissals for offenders.
The message is clear: discipline isn’t just about the battlefield — it’s about what happens after dark, too.
