Kenyans To Be Compensated Over Fire Blamed On UK Army

A Kenyan court has given a community in northern Kenya 60 days to lodge compensation claims over a fire that destroyed thousands of acres of land during a military training exercise by the British army in March last year. <br />A lawyer representing the British Army Training Unit Kenya says a liaison committee formed by the Kenyan and UK governments will be publishing the compensation process later this week. <br />The petitioners say the fire caused an environmental disaster. <br />Lawyer Kevin Kubai representing more than 1,000 members of the community confirmed receiving the claim forms from those affected and he plans to submit them next week.