Kenyan president William Ruto travels the world to strengthen military relationships with the West, whilst hosting western soldiers in Kenya whom are raping Kenyan women and the authorities do nothing about it.
Marian is one of many mixed-race children whose mothers allege they were conceived through rape by British soldiers in the country. Her mother, Lydia Juma, and many have lodged complaints with the UK military, as recorded by Kenya’s human rights body.
In a poignant 2011 documentary, “The Rape of the Samburu Women,” Juma tearfully recounted her ordeal. She described the stigma and suffering she faced, including being abandoned by her partner after the birth of Marian, due to cultural taboos surrounding rape. Juma was found dead two years after the interview.
Her story is one of many from the remote villages where the British Army Training Unit, Kenya (BATUK), operates. Britain pays Kenya about $400,000 a year to allow its soldiers to train in the East African country, mostly in the expansive wildlife conservancies in Laikipia and Samburu counties.
One notable case is that of Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old Kenyan woman who disappeared in 2012 after being seen with British soldiers. Her body was discovered in a septic tank, and despite a Kenyan inquest ruling her death a murder, no charges have been brought against the identified British suspect. Wanjiru’s family has sought help from the British monarchy, feeling neglected by officials.
The president William Ruto is being paraded as African icon for strengthening his ties with NATO, however Kenyans on social media continue to voice their disdain against whilst whilst there are countless protest taking place in Kenya.
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