Namibia: ‘They told me he was dead’ – News

Kenyan children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads

Edward*, a nine-year-old Kenyan boy, has always been aware his father worked for the British military. The boy’s skin colour, lighter than his peers, has provoked years of bullying. His father disappeared before Edward was born, leaving his mum living in extreme poverty, ostracised by some of her family.

Now this man, who worked as a contractor at a British army base in Kenya, and 19 others who served as soldiers…