UK Soldiers Used Sex Workers In Kenya Despite Ban, Inquiry Finds

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…

British soldiers at controversial base continue to use sex workers despite ban

Some British Army soldiers continued to use sex workers at a base in Kenya despite the ban coming into force in 2022.

British Army in Kenya: Some soldiers using sex workers despite ban, inquiry finds

Chief of Defence Staff Sir Roly Walker says the army is committed to stopping sexual exploitation.

British Soldiers Still Using S3x Workers in Kenya Despite Ban Inquiry

A British Army investigation has revealed that some soldiers at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) continue to pay for sex despite a ban introduced in 2022. The Service Inquiry, commissioned in October 2024 after an ITV exposé on soldier misconduct, found “low to moderate” levels of transactional sex among troops stationed in Nanyuki, 200km north of Nairobi. The probe examined conduct from July 2022 to early 2025, covering 7,666 soldie…

UK Soldiers in Kenya Still Use Sex Workers Despite Ban: Report

British soldiers stationed at a military base in Kenya continue to engage in transactional sex with sex workers despite a strict ban on such conduct…

British soldiers using sex workers in Kenya despite ban, inquiry finds

An investigation by the British Army has found some soldiers stationed at a controversial base in Kenya continue to use sex workers despite being banned from doing so. Soldiers at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) used sex workers “at a low or moderate” level, a report said, adding more work was needed to stamp out the practice. The investigation covered a period of more than two years, examining conduct at the base dating back to Jul…