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these men, sleeping around, getting these ladies pregnant in whatever circumstance,

going back to England and washing the hands of it.

There are around 100 documented cases of children fathered by military personnel

near Britain's largest overseas military training area in Kenya.

Many of the soldiers left the country and were never traced. One of those children is Peter.

So I tried my best to find my dad. I didn't give up on him. We went to the British camp

with my mum. We tried to get some help from them, but they always chased us away.

The youngest child is a year and a half. The eldest one is a man in his own right

who is nearly 70. And we've got cases every decade between those two.

BBC World of Secrets and Africa Eye followed the story of Kenyans searching for their British

fathers. For the first time in UK family courts, commercial DNA databases have been used to

identify their fathers and establish contact. So far, the lawyers have connected multiple

fathers with their children, including Peter.

I'm fine, dad. At first, I couldn't speak, you know. My heart was shaking.

The only words came out of my mouth was I called him dad, you know.

Since starting this project, new people are contacting James Neto,

keen to have their DNA taken and their fathers located.

I always make birthdays for my son. I will try to do my best

and not repeat the mistakes my dad did.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said,

We are deeply concerned by the allegations regarding children left without appropriate

support. Sexual exploitation or the abandonment of parental obligations is unacceptable.