24 February 2021 Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace MP and Ambassador Dr Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary for Defence for the Republic of Kenya, opening Nyati Barracks. MOD Crown Copyright 2021.
Nyati Barracks, a £70-million facility, was built for the British Army Training Unit Kenya (
BATUK) to replace their previous infrastructure.
Facilities at the new site include a new training headquarters, welfare facilities, 158 Single Living Accommodation and 1,400 transit accommodation bed spaces, a combined mess, a finance building, offices, stores and Joint Forces Enabling Exercise buildings which enable the Royal Engineers to undertake vital training in the construction of permanent infrastructure.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: