British soldiers return from Kenya training delayed

Two RAF Puma HC1 helicopters flying low and fast during Exercise Askari Thunder in Kenya.

27 June 2014 BBC Africa

A delay in an agreement between the UK and Kenya over British army training in the country has left 900 troops uncertain of when they can return home.

The British High Commission in Nairobi says talks over a new memorandum of understanding for the UK's use of the Nanyuki training area are continuing.

The MoD said it was making arrangements to fly the troops back to the UK using commercial carriers.

Six battalions train each year at Nanyuki, 125 miles north of Nairobi.

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