Nanyuki Stories

Agnes Wanjiru's murder: Justice still elusive as Kenya grapples with legal, diplomatic quagmire
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 10, 2025

While the UK allowed a Kenyan multi-agency team to travel and interrogate the suspect, the outcome of that mission has never been made public by Kenya...

Justice remains elusive even as UK’s top official meets family of woman murdered by British soldier
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 07, 2025

Wanjiru was allegedly killed by a British soldier, and her body dumped in a hotel septic tank two months after her disappearance following a night out...

Nanyuki Stadium's makeover sparks optimism among Laikipia sports enthusiasts
Waweru Wairimu  |  Aug 09, 2024

Sports enthusiasts in Laikipia County are celebrating the refurbishment of Nanyuki Green Stadium, urging the local government to expedite the upgrades...

Victims narrate abuses in hands of UK soldiers’ alleged crimes
Amina Wako  |  Jun 10, 2024

One of the most profiled alleged abuses by Batuk is the killing of Agnes Wanjiru in 2012, whose body was found in a Nanyuki hotel’s septic tank.

Killed by a 'candle': How Tony Blair's army led Kenyan civilian to his death
Phil Miller  |  May 21, 2024

A Kenyan man working for the British military was blown up 17 years ago. The true circumstances of his tragic death can finally be told for the first...

Court orders prosecution of British soldier who shot fleeing Kenyan dead
Waweru Wairimu  |  Apr 04, 2024

Testimonies by military officers who were working at Batuk at the time linked Sgt Maddison to the crime.

State warns of Cholera outbreak in Nanyuki
Bashir Mohammed  |  Jan 26, 2024

The British Army in Kenya confirmed the severe diarrhoea outbreak after a unique parasite sub-type linked to farmed monkeys in China was identified.

Divisive legacy of a British army base in Kenya
AFP  |  Oct 28, 2023

King Charles III is steering clear of the British base at Nanyuki during a royal visit to Kenya next week that has stirred mixed emotions in the forme...

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