Britain faces £20m payout ‘if Kenya rape claims are proved’

THE British Government is facing a £20 million compensation bill if the alleged rape of hundreds of Kenyan women at the hands of British soldiers is found to be true, it was claimed yesterday.

Some 650 women claim they were raped by soldiers on exercise in Kenya between 1965 and November 2002.

Yesterday they were granted legal aid to sue the Ministry of Defence in the High Court, alleging the Government did nothing to prevent the systemic attacks.