Kenya renews its Defence Cooperation Agreement with UK
10th December, 2015
Kenya and the UK have renewed a defence co-operation agreement which allows British troops to continue training at Nanyuki in north-eastern Kenya. A previous attempt to sign the deal collapsed following differences over whether uk troops can be prosecuted in Kenya for any offenses they commit in the east African state. Under the new deal, UK soldiers who break the law while off duty in Kenya will be prosecuted by Kenya’s authorities. However, if they commit offenses while on duty, they will be prosecuted in Kenya but by UK officials