British Army Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, has penned a letter to his chain of command regarding the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru and shared it publicly.
In the letter dated Wednesday, October 27, the General disclosed that he was appalled by the murder of the then 21-year-old mother of a five-month-old baby.
Carleton-Smith further noted that he would support the authorities taking part in the investigations seeking to unravel what transpired leading to Wanjiru's death.
"I am sure you are all as appalled as I am at the recent allegations surrounding the murder of Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki, Kenya, in 2012.
"I want you to know I am determined we support the appropriate authorities to establish the facts of the issue as quickly as possible," he stated.
He also cautioned his subordinates expressing that the Army's reputation laid on the shoulders of the soldiers and that they should reinforce their values and maintain set standards.
"The British Army's reputation is defined by all of us and our behaviours. We must always make it our first priority to reinforce the Army's values, exemplify the highest standards, and maintain the self-discipline necessary to underwrite an institution that can be trusted and relied upon in all circumstances.
"It is up to all of us to make sure this remains the case," he continued in the letter.
On October 24, the nine-year case was revived after four soldiers revealed that the suspected officer had told them of the stabbing and shown them the body.
The soldier whose identity remained anonymous, detailed that in 2012, he and his colleagues had gone to a bar in Nanyuki where the soldiers were training.
The whistleblowers further noted that their attempts to raise the matter to their superiors had been futile, since the authorities had kept the matter under the radar reportedly to maintain UK's relationship with Kenya for the Nanyuki training ground.
The UK High Commission in Kenya, in a statement, also noted that it was ready to cooperate with Kenyan authorities regarding the matter.
The Kenyan government, which had closed investigations into the incident in 2019, has remained mum on the matter nearly a week since the revelations came to light.
Wanjiru's body was found inside a septic tank in Nanyuki two months after the alleged murder took place.
