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320 British Army Officers on Lockdown in Kenya
British Army soldiers during a training
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The British Army base in Nanyuki has been put in total lockdown over reports of an outbreak of the UK Covid strain in the camp.
This is after four British troops tested positive for the Covid-19 strain. Reports indicate that a total of 320 military personnel have been placed under isolation rules with half of the troops quarantined in tents at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK).
Local staff, including chefs, were also banned from entering the BATUK camp for their own safety, as ordered by the Army commander.
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
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By Jacinta Mutura | February 5th 2021 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300
Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi (left), British High Commissioner Jane Marriott (centre) and Trade, Industry and Enterprise Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS), Lawrence Karanja (right) when they toured Flamingo Ibis flower farm in Timau, Meru county. [Mose Sammy, Standard]
The British government has reaffirmed its commitment to the implementation of the recently signed UK-Kenya trade deal.
British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriot said the UK government is keen to facilitate trade between the two countries.
The trade agreement was signed in December in London by UK Trade Minister Ranil Jayawardena and Ms Maina to ease business without protocols of the European Union.
UK Govt Opens New Army Barracks in Kenya [PHOTOS]
26 January 2021 - 7:32 pm
UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace (front right) and his counterpart Monica Juma at the launch of the army barracks.
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The new facility was unveiled by UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, on Tuesday, January 26. He was accompanied by Kenya s Defense Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma.
The new Nyati Barracks was officially opened at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) in Nanyuki as part of a two-day visit to Kenya by the UK’s Secretary of State for Defence.
Wallace took a tour of the refurbished facility and addressed both Kenyan and British troops at the facility, as well some of the hundreds of Kenyans employed by the base.