Overview

• Kenya’s national prosecuting authority has issued an arrest warrant for a British suspect, and officials say they intend to seek extradition, though the formal process has not yet begun.
• Family spokesperson Esther Njoki has travelled to the UK and is due to meet Defence Secretary John Healey on Tuesday to press for action in her aunt’s case.
• The UK Ministry of Defence says it is committed to helping the family secure justice and notes the Kenyan DPP’s determination that a British national should face trial.
• Court documents reported by the Sunday Times name the suspect as Robert James Purkiss of Greater Manchester and set out a single murder charge linked to the March 2012 killing.
• Broader concerns over British military conduct in Nanyuki frame the case, with a 2022 MoD ban on soliciting sex overseas, an internal finding of low-to-moderate violations in Kenya, and local claims that paid sex continues discreetly.