Kenya's parliament has accused British soldiers of decades of sexual abuse, killings, human rights violations and environmental destruction while training in the country.
The report detailed harrowing testimony from communities in Laikipia and Samburu counties, near the military training bases.
The British soldiers are accused of evading accountability by refusing to cooperate with the parliamentary investigation.
The UK High Commission in Kenya said it regretted that its submission was not reflected in the report's conclusions and affirmed its readiness to investigate the allegations 'under our jurisdiction fully, once evidence is provided'.
For decades, troops from the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk) have been training in central Kenya but their presence has long attracted controversy, with soldiers accused of misconduct and rights abuses.
More than 1,000 Kenyan soldiers receive British training each year, while thousands of UK troops are sent to Kenya for training exercises.
In a 94-page report following a two-year inquiry, Kenya's parliamentary Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations accused Batuk of continued ethical breaches, rights violations and environmental negligence, as well as employment and labour concerns.
Among the worst cases was the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru, whose body was found in a hotel septic tank in the central garrison town of Nanyuki, nearly three months after she was alleged to have spent an evening with British soldiers.
The report documented testimony from victims, detailing how British soldiers had allegedly preyed on local women, attacking them while they were fetching firewood, water, or grazing livestock.
It recounted a horrific 1997 incident where '30 women were gang-raped at knife-point', some inside their own homes.
In its defence, Batuk said it had 'zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse' and took any such allegations very seriously.
Besides rape and assault, the inquiry also documented cases of abandoned 'fatherless' children, stating that dozens of children have been fathered by British soldiers who returned home, leaving behind single mothers facing stigma and financial hardship.
The MPs also alleged that Batuk has never carried out the legally required environmental and social impact assessments for its field exercises. Reports from residents spoke of respiratory issues and livestock deaths due to toxic fumes and leftover military waste.
The existing defence cooperation agreement between Kenya and the UK was described as 'structurally flawed', creating significant obstacles to justice and accountability for the alleged abuses.
