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Villagers want British and Kenyan armies to vacate Samburu training area
Some of the vehicles used by the British Army Training Unit of Kenya (Batuk) based in Nanyuki. Residents of of Losesia Ranch in Samburu East want the British and Kenyan soldiers training in the area to move out. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Leariwala claimed that Batuk had expanded its training activities away from the designated area of at least 83,327 acres.
- The angry residents Monday marched through Archer’s Post streets to the administration office, protesting against the encroachment.
- The ranchers also want compensation for land use and people maimed as a result of unexploded devices left by the armies.
Residents of a ranch have given the British and Kenyan military two weeks to vacate the community land the armies use for training in Samburu.
The residents of Losesia Ranch in Samburu East claimed that the British and Kenyan soldiers had been training outside the designated area for more than 40 years without payment or initiating any humanitarian projects in return as stipulated in the Kenya Gazette notice of October 31, 1977 order number 3210.
