The East African
Monday February 15 2021
Kenyan MP Martha Wangari sponsored The Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which sought to provide maternity and paternity leave to parents of a child born as a result of surrogacy. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
A sly game of legislative cat and mouse happened in Kenya this past week. President Uhuru Kenyatta returned to parliament a bill titled The Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
It sounds dry and boring, so it is easy not to read beyond the title. Big mistake, as you’d miss the juice. The Bill, sponsored by MP Martha Wangari, sought to provide two months leave to mothers of a child born as a result of surrogacy and two weeks paternity leave to the father.