British Army tells court it can't be sued in Kenya

British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk) soldiers during a thanksgiving service in Nanyuki, September 19, 2022. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

The British Army on Tuesday asked the High Court to dismiss a case filed by the family of Agnes Wanjiru who was allegedly murdered by one of its soldiers.

British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk) Commander Colonel Andrew Wilda, in his reply before High Court judge Lawrence Mugambi, argued that Kenyan courts lack jurisdiction over any case against the unit.