The family of the late Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old who was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed in 2012 by an officer of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK), has claimed that their attempts to obtain justice have been thwarted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The family’s spokesperson, Esther Muchiri, accused Kenyan investigating agencies of working with the British government to conceal the identity of the soldier suspected of the horrific murder during her appearance before the National Assembly’s Defence Committee.
“It is not true, as stated by the DCI, that the investigations are still ongoing after 12 years. Since the Kenyan police are handling the investigations, the UK government is sheltering behind this pretext. We implore the committee to support us in our efforts to obtain that soldier’s extradition,” she said.

Under Nelson Koech’s direction, the Defence Committee is investigating BATUK’s actions in the counties of Laikipia and Samburu.
The committee was given personal reports of Wanjiru’s family’s frustrations.
“Imagine being informed that, because to our poverty, you are unable to petition the UK for justice. Is poverty our destined state?” said Muchiri.
The family’s attorney, Kelvin Kubai, questioned why the UK government hasn’t compared the DNA to the database of British officers who were in Kenya when Wanjiru died, despite court orders for the deceased’s body to be exhumed in order to collect samples of DNA.
“The British Army has been absolving itself of responsibility for rape, defilement, and murder—serious crimes. For the benefit of our people, this practice has to stop, and they should be held responsible, Kubai said.
“Out of political good graces between the British and Kenya, can they contribute to that victim’s protection fund so that all the identified victims can be supported through that fund?” asked Millie Odhiambo, a member of the Defense Committee. in order to avoid having to cope with both colonialism and neo-colonialism. Neo-colonialism is this.”