Kenyan lawmakers are pushing for immediate legal clarification on the Defense Cooperation Agreement with the UK after finding out the British Army Training Unit has been operating without proper legal backing. The committee led by Belgut MP Nelson Koech said the 2015 deal expired back in 2021, and the replacement agreement from that same year never got ratified, leaving everything in limbo.
Parliament already approved the 2021 version with two reservations—adding murder to local jurisdiction and requiring corporate social responsibility obligations—but Kenya and the UK still haven't finalized things. The committee vice chair warned against letting foreign forces run operations without solid legal frameworks.
British Army Training Unit officials dodged multiple summons and routed all communication through government ministries instead of engaging directly with the inquiry, which frustrated lawmakers trying to investigate citizen complaints.
Parliament already approved the 2021 version with two reservations—adding murder to local jurisdiction and requiring corporate social responsibility obligations—but Kenya and the UK still haven't finalized things. The committee vice chair warned against letting foreign forces run operations without solid legal frameworks.
British Army Training Unit officials dodged multiple summons and routed all communication through government ministries instead of engaging directly with the inquiry, which frustrated lawmakers trying to investigate citizen complaints.
