Sunday, August 3, 2025 - The UK High Court has issued a landmark ruling compelling the release of the names and last known addresses of 11 British soldiers alleged to have fathered and abandoned children in Kenya.
The unprecedented judgment opens the door for potentially
hundreds of similar cases involving British Army personnel previously stationed
in the country.
The court directed the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) and HM Revenue & Customs to disclose the contact details of the
soldiers, allowing affected children to trace their paternity.
Many of the children were born near the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) in Nanyuki, 200km north of Nairobi, where UK troops have long been stationed.
According to Metro, some of the relationships were
consensual, while others may have involved abuse.
The children, now older, face stigma and discrimination in
Kenya due to their mixed-race identity - many are labelled as "white"
and reportedly denied job opportunities or charged higher school fees.
Mothers say the soldiers cut off contact, married elsewhere,
and ignored attempts to reconnect.
Some children are now seeking legal recognition of
paternity, which could entitle them to British citizenship.
Despite growing pressure, efforts by Kenya’s parliament to
investigate misconduct by the British Army have repeatedly stalled, raising
diplomatic and ethical concerns about the future of UK military operations in
the region.
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