British soldiers from the Royal Engineers teach Kenyan engineers.

Soldiers from Catterick based 32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, teach Kenyan engineers how to prepare explosive charges during Exercise Askarai Storm in Kenya.

Soldiers from 32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, teach Kenyan Engineers how to prepare explosive charges during Exercise Askarai Storm in Kenya. (Picture source: British MoD)

The Royal Engineers delivered a field lesson to the Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) troops on how the charge is constructed and safely detonated. The KDF then put this into practice by building their own confidence charges (comprising of a burning fuse and plastic explosives - PE8).

The Royal Engineers are on hand to give advice throughout, again demonstrating the close working relationship between the British Army and African partner nations.The Kenyan training areas provide many difficulties, all of which create a realistic environment for expeditionary operations including; flash floods which can wash away our vehicles, difficult terrain which affect vehicles, equipment and the soldiers, long lines of resupply and communication, local tribal conflicts; malaria and heat, wildlife and the threat of theft.