BATUK training resumes as Kenya hails UK defence partnership

Audio By Vocalize

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi during the 49th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [PCS

Kenya has welcomed the resumption of joint military exercises at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), days after a licensing dispute threatened to derail the programme and force the United Kingdom to relocate its annual September drills.

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi on Tuesday said the decision reflects the strength of the Kenya-United Kingdom defence partnership despite recent challenges.

“The Government of Kenya welcomes the decision to proceed with the planned military training exercise at the British Army Training Unit Kenya,” said Mudavadi.