Agnes Wanjiru BATUK Stories

Defence Secretary Healey meets Agnes Wanjiru’s niece, reaffirms UK commitment to justice in murder case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2025

The meeting comes weeks after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) approved charges against a former British soldier linked to the killing in 201...

Man accused of trafficking Kenyans to Russia sues police officer for Sh10 million over rights abuse
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 14, 2025

Edward Kamau Gituku claims that Sergeant Bramwel Saima violated his constitutional rights during his arrest and detention over allegations that he tra...

Businessman accused of trafficking ex-KDF officers to Russia freed on Sh500,000 bail
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 08, 2025

Gituku faces charges of facilitating the recruitment and relocation of 22 former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers who allegedly joined Russian mili...

Mombasa’s road safety overhaul: Multi-agency crackdown brings order to chaotic streets
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 08, 2025

The initiative, driven by collaboration between the county government, road agencies, development partners, and civil society, is reshaping daily life...

Seven Kenyan men prove paternity case against BATUK soldiers
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 04, 2025

The seven proved their paternity through private DNA databases that identified their fathers as six soldiers who had served in the Army Training Unit...

Kenyan cop Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve killed in Haiti laid to rest in emotional ceremony
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 02, 2025

Nzuve, the only child in his family, leaves behind his wife and two children, who described him as a loving father and devoted husband.

Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve’s body arrives in Kenya from Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 27, 2025

Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve died in a road accident on 1 September while serving with the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti.

Senators demand answers from TUK after billions go missing from staff retirement scheme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 25, 2025

The institution reportedly failed to remit staff contributions for years, with funds deposited into an unregistered and non-compliant account.

FIDA-Kenya presses Kenya, UK to extradite soldier in Agnes Wanjiru murder case
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 24, 2025

In a statement on Wednesday, the group welcomed the recent High Court ruling that issued a warrant of arrest for the suspect, describing it as a major...

Explained: Kenya’s path to extraditing Agnes Wanjiru murder suspect
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 18, 2025

While this case is the first extradition matter involving a British citizen, similar cases have occurred in the past where the UK extradited Kenyans l...

DCI seeks Interpol help to arrest suspect in Agnes Wanjiru murder case
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 17, 2025

The warrant was issued to the Interpol United Kingdom through the DCI Headquarters in Nairobi, pending commencement of the extradition process.

Mombasa tuk-tuk drivers switch to electric as coastal city pushes clean energy revolution
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 17, 2025

Among the early adopters is 28-year-old driver Hashim Ali, who says the shift has been a relief. He no longer spends most of his income on fuel and se...

Court orders arrest of British soldier over 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 16, 2025

Agnes Wanjiru was last seen on March 31, 2012, drinking with British soldiers at the Lion's Court Hotel in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, where the British...

Kenya reaffirms commitment to Haiti peace mission despite challenges
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 04, 2025

Both leaders noted that the MSS has made significant progress in addressing Haiti’s security challenges by strengthening security operations, supporti...

Kituo Cha Sheria moves to court over suspension of inmates’ medical services
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 03, 2025

Kituo Cha Sheria now wants the court to issue interim orders compelling both the Ministry of Health and Mbagathi Hospital to resume admitting and trea...

Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti accident identified
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve was killed on August 31, 2025, after two armoured MaxxPro vehicles were involved in a tragic crash along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Vill...

UK to pay Sh520 million compensation to over 7,720 Laikipia fire victims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

The settlement comes after a lengthy legal battle over damages caused by a fire reportedly started during a British military training exercise, which...

UK refutes allegations BATUK officials snubbed Kenyan MPs' summons
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 13, 2025

The clarification came a day after the committee’s chairperson, Belgut MP Nelson Koech, accused BATUK officials of failing to attend a scheduled sessi...

British Army inquiry finds soldiers still exploiting women in Kenya despite ban
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 13, 2025

The 2022 ban was part of a wider push to prevent sexual exploitation across the British military. Since then, the British army has introduced more tra...

BATUK declared hostile witness after snubbing MPs probing Agnes Wanjiru murder case
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

The committee had invited Batuk leaders alongside Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya to discuss ongoing investigations into misconduct, but only th...

Britain’s High Commissioner Neil Wigan to leave Kenya amid ongoing diplomatic challenges
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 11, 2025

On Monday, London announced that Wigan will return home to serve as Director-General for Strategy and Delivery at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develo...

Agnes Wanjiru's family slams UK Defence Secretary John Healey over delayed justice
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 05, 2025

Although a suspect was named nearly four years ago, no one has been arrested. Kenyan police have reportedly questioned witnesses in the UK and handed...

UK court ruling targets BATUK soldiers accused of fathering and abandoning children in Kenya
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 04, 2025

Meanwhile, the unresolved 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old Kenyan mother who was found dead in a septic tank near Nanyuki after spending th...

Shadrack Maluki elected new NOC-K President, succeeds Paul Tergat
Amina Wako  |  Jul 21, 2025

Maluki secured 15 votes, defeating his only opponent, former secretary general Francis Mutuku, who garnered 12 votes.

Two years later, BATUK probe stalls as Kenyan delegation remains silent during UK visit
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 03, 2025

Yet beneath the polished dispatches and promises of green growth and trade, a festering issue was quietly sidestepped — again. The elephant in the roo...

MPs demand British military to face probe over rights abuses
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 18, 2025

The Ministry of Defence had earlier opposed the physical appearance of BATUK officers, citing existing protocols. But MPs dismissed that position, say...

UK soldier questioned in Kenya over rape allegation near BATUK camp in Nanyuki
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 08, 2025

The UK Ministry of Defence has since confirmed the development in a statement, noting that one of its "servicemen" has been arrested in Kenya.

'I start every day in debt'- Inside a Nairobi tuk-tuk driver’s 16-hour hustle
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 02, 2025

Ngugi is employed, and he has to hand over Sh1,000 to his boss every day without fail. Apart from that, he has to divide some of his earnings with the...

I was stripped, beaten- Uganda activist Agather Atuhaire recounts ordeal in Tanzania as Amnesty demands probe
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 24, 2025

They were held incommunicado for days at an undisclosed location and reportedly subjected to severe beatings, torture, and humiliation by individuals...

NOC-K delays elections after Basketball chair Paul Otula's death
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 07, 2025

NOC-K President Paul Tergat announced the decision in a virtual meeting of the Committee's executive, noting that the exercise, originally slated for...

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