House team wants BATUK deal halted over rights abuses

Belgut MP Nelson Koech said a new agreement will not be allowed, even as they lashed out at BATUK officers for failing to appear before them to shed light on the flagged abuses. [File, Standard]

Parliament has called for termination of the contract between Kenya and British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) soldiers over human rights abuses.

This comes against the backdrop of heightened concerns of human rights abuses reportedly inflicted on Kenyans by the British soldiers during their operations.