Gachagua Alleges New Details Behind BATUK's Kenya Training Shift

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Speaking during a church service at St Teresa Catholic Church in Imenti Central Constituency, Meru County, on Sunday, July 26, Gachagua claimed the National Assembly's Defence and Foreign Relations Committee demanded the money before BATUK's training agreement in Kenya could be renewed.

“The committee of Parliament for Defence and Foreign Relations. The chairman is called Nelson Koech. He is a Kasongo man. He told these whites, 'For us to renew the contract, we want Ksh3 billion,'” Gachagua claimed.

According to Gachagua, the British delegation was taken aback by the alleged demand and asked what work or service the Ksh3 billion payment was intended to cover.

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He claimed the negotiations dragged on for close to eight months, with the committee allegedly pushing for the payment throughout that period.

"Take one or two billion and send it to Kasongo. The whites asked, What do you want three billion for? Is there a receipt? Is it for work, or is it for a crime, to seek votes? This dragged on for eight months,” Gachagua stated.

Gachagua stated that the British eventually declined to pay anything, insisting they could not fund what he described as a political kitty.

He said the impasse forced BATUK to cancel its Kenyan contract for a particular training, and shift operations to Mezama in Tanzania instead.

However, as of the time of publication, neither the National Assembly's Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, the Kenyan government, nor the UK Ministry of Defence had responded to Gachagua's allegations.

BATUK has maintained a presence in Nanyuki since the tenure of founding President Jomo Kenyatta, with its operations continuing through the administrations of Daniel arap Moi, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, and now President William Ruto.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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