article_snippet: British soldiers have been accused of crimes while serving in Kenya, but none have been prosecuted, despite allegations of serious assault and affray, alleged rape and murder, and protests by dozens of women that they were abandoned by soldiers who fathered children with children.
article_snippet: Brigadier Duncan Francis, defence adviser to the British High Commission in Nairobi, claimed British soldiers had always been accountable for any crimes committed in Kenya ‘under Kenyan or UK law’, and pointed out that Britain was Kenya ‘most steadfast ally on defence and security matters’.
article_snippet: But presidential adviser Manoah Esipisu said Kenya’s new constitution required that British soldiers accused of offences in Kenya must be prosecuted under Kenyan law.
highlights_snippet: No soldiers have been prosecuted, despite allegations of serious crimes .