The Origins and Evolution of Anglo-Kenyan Military Diplomatic Relations Since 1963
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2021-09-30
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Abstract
Military professionalism has three characteristic: expertise, social responsibil ity and corporateness. Africa as a continent has faced numerous coup d’état
because of lack of military professionalism, ethnic and tribal biases in re cruitment and promotion. Politicization of the military and militarization of
politics and legacy of colonialism was perfected by Africans who became mil itary head as their countries got their independence. While the independence
period has witnessed cordial diplomatic, trade and economic relations be tween the two countries, the ideal military professionalism is a key factor in
interstate diplomatic relations. Anglo-Kenyan military diplomatic relations
have been beset with challenges embedded in military professionalism on
both sides. These include challenges in professional training, academic train ing and character development in terms of military Diplomatic relations. It
was, therefore, imperative that this study sought to trace the origin and evo lution of Anglo-Kenyan military diplomatic relations since 1963 when Kenya
got her independence. The study was informed by realist theory. The study
adopted mixed approach which included: historical research design was used
while the sample size was 384. The study used simple random sampling me thod and purposive sampling to distribute 196 KDF and BATUK soldiers
across Archer’s Post training area and 188 key stakeholders, key informants
and knowledgeable locals (indigenous) and residents in the training area. The
instruments used for collecting data from the field were: observation, ques tionnaires, In-depth interview guide, Archival documents and secondary da ta. Data were analyzed with the aid of statistical package for social sciences
software (SPSS) version 27. The finding is presented in prose. The findings
were: Kenya soveignity is compromised by the permanent BATUK bases in
the country. Eavesdropping by BATUK a foreign troop poses a threat to
Kenya’s national security. British had three major interests in Kenya which
were: to ensure that Kenya remained socially, economically and politically
friendly to Britain, the retention of “forward basing”.