Senior Generals of the United Kingdom (UK) army were on Monday, November 8, summoned by the Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace.
Wallace had a special meeting with the army bosses amid the rising discontent with the service's response to a number of misconduct cases in Kenya.
The British army has been linked to a series of scandals, including the recently unearthed murder of Agnes Wanjiru, who was allegedly murdered by a British soldier.
In addition, the UK military has also been linked to bullying and harassment.
Wallace stated that the recent events had revealed important issues that needed to be addressed by the UK.
"The issues have brought to light important issues that require all our people to play their part in resolving. The British army is only as good as the people who serve in it, " the UK Defence Secretary reiterated.
The army generals were in situ with Wallace, and agreed to address the matters raised, terming them core cultural issues.
Moreover, the army expressed that it had new, exciting plans for its future structure and deployments, which would be revealed later this month.
Sir Mark Carleton Smith, the head of the service, announced that the army would hold an independent audit of army culture. This is in a bid to reinforce the best and weed out the worst, as well as ensure better training and pastoral support.
The Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Eugene Wamalwa, and the Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, are under immense pressure by Parliament and the public to bring Wanjiku and her family justice.
In a meeting with the parliamentary committee on Defence on Tuesday, November 2, CS Wamalwa revealed that the perpetrator could not be tried in Kenya as the agreement between the Defence ministries had expired and needed to be renewed.
"The defence agreement which gives Kenya jurisdiction (over British crimes in Kenya) has lapsed," the CS stated.
Meanwhile, Mutyambai, ordered for the reopening of Wanjiku's murder case nine years after it happened.
Through an online crowd funding page, Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Yardley, Jess Philips, managed to raise more than Ksh1 million to support the deceased's family.
