A British soldier based at an army barracks in Kenya has been arrested following accusations of rape, according to reports.
Police have questioned the service personnel over the alleged incident, which is said to have taken place last month.
It came after a group of soldiers visited a bar in the town of Nanyuki near the British Army Training Unit Kenya.
He is understood to have been based at the unit, which was previously linked to the death of a local woman more than a decade ago.
The alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, in 2012 was said to have been committed by an individual from the Duke of Lancaster regiment.
The soldier was on secondment in Kenya and is currently living as a free person in southern England, The Sunday Times reports.
The UK currently has an agreement with Kenya to allow up to six infantry battalions per year — around 6,000 soldiers — to conduct exercises in the countryside.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that one arrest had been made in relation to an ongoing investigation centring around the base.
Unacceptable and criminal behaviour has absolutely no place in our Armed Forces
An MOD spokesman said: “We can confirm the arrest of a service person in Kenya.
"Unacceptable and criminal behaviour has absolutely no place in our Armed Forces and any reporting of a serious crime by serving personnel is investigated independently from their chain of command.
“As the matter is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Unit, we will not comment further.”
Officers have questioned the owner of the bar that the alleged rapist visited on the day of the assault, as well as security guards who were on duty.
Esther Njoki, Wanjiru’s niece, said the latest alleged crime raises “troubling” questions about the behaviour of British soldiers in the African country.
“I hope justice is served in this case,” she added.
Defence Secretary John Healey has pledged to bring Wanjiru’s killer to justice and met with her family in April.
He said: “ In the 13 years since her death, they have shown such strength in their long fight for justice. I reiterated my determination to see a resolution to the still unresolved case.”
