英国和肯尼亚已就恢复军事训练合作达成一致，此前该协议因人权问题引发的担忧而延迟签署[1]。英国在肯尼亚常驻约200名军事人员，每年培训1000多名肯尼亚士兵参与针对索马里的反恐行动[1]。协议签署延迟于7月23日宣布，训练活动预计将在今年晚些时候重启[1]。
英国在这一伙伴关系上的年度投入超过11亿肯尼亚先令，折合约960万美元[1]。这一军事合作关系曾发生多起争议事件。2012年，21岁的Agnes Wanjiru遗体在肯尼亚Nanyuki的化粪池内被发现，该地点靠近英军训练场[1]。2021年，英国士兵意外引发的火灾摧毁了Lolldaiga保护区12000多亩土地[1]。
Britain and Kenya have agreed to restart their military training partnership after delays prompted by human rights concerns. [1] The delay in signing the defense cooperation agreement was announced on July 23. [1] Under the renewed arrangement, training operations are set to resume later this year. [1]
The United Kingdom maintains approximately 200 military personnel stationed in Kenya, where they conduct annual training for over 1,000 Kenyan soldiers focused on counterterrorism operations against Somalia. [1] Britain invests more than 1.1 billion Kenyan shillings—approximately $9.6 million—annually in this partnership. [1]
The resumption of the program comes despite a history of incidents that fueled human rights concerns. [1] In 2012, the body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru was discovered in a septic tank in Nanyuki, near a British military training facility. [1] Additionally, a 2021 fire accidentally started by British soldiers destroyed over 12,000 acres of the Lolldaiga nature reserve. [1]