Kenya holds public hearings into alleged abuses by British troops

Soldiers of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya. [AFP]

Kenya is today due to launch public hearings into allegations of human rights violations and abuses of power by British troops based in the former colony.

The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) is an economic lifeline for many in the central town of Nanyuki, where it maintains a permanent base, but soldiers stationed there have also been accused of committing offenses including murder.