UK Embassy Protests Exclusion from Kenya Military Report

The British High Commission in Nairobi has formally protested its omission from a key Kenyan parliamentary report. The report investigated the British Army Training Unit Kenya, known as BATUK. The commission said it was "disappointed" that its official submission to the inquiry was not included. The National Assembly's Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee released the final report without reflecting the UK's responses. BATUK is a long-standing military partnership where British troops train in Kenya. The parliamentary committee has been examining the unit's activities and local agreements. The British High Commission stated it provided detailed information to the inquiry in good faith. Its exclusion means the published report does not contain the UK government's direct position on the matters investigated. The committee has not yet publicly commented on why it omitted the British submission. The protest highlights diplomatic tensions over transparency in the bilateral military relationship.