I sincerely appreciate everyone for supporting Margaret Nduta’s family.
Having raised the matter in parliament and with HE President William Samoei Ruto , he immediately took action and has led in coordinating Foreign Affairs Ministry for assistance. #FreeNduta#TrendingNow
🌍 In Nairobi, Hon. @SABINACHEGE visited @NutritionIntl#Kenya to champion breastfeeding initiatives ahead of #WorldBreastfeedingWeek (Aug 1-7). As a dedicated Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Champion for #Nutrition, she’s driving key efforts in the health and wellbeing of women and children. Her leadership is crucial in advancing public health in Kenya! @MarthaNyagaya@kiruntimi
𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒' 𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄
The Breastfeeding Mothers Bill, 2024 sponsored by Hon @SABINACHEGE which seeks to provide new mothers with the right to breastfeed their infants freely has been read for the first time in the National Assembly.
The principal object of this Bill is to provide a legal framework for mothers who may wish to breastfeed their children at the work place.
If passed, the Bill will see employers compelled to provide breastfeeding employees with lactation rooms that are to either breastfeed or express their milk for their children.
The Bill stipulates that the lactation rooms should be clean, quiet, and free from intrusion of others co-workers with the rooms also having washing facilities as well as baby changing tables. The provision further dictates that the said lactation rooms must be different from bathrooms or toilets.
The Bill further provides for offices, public restaurants and public bathroom to have facilities that can be used by mothers to provide their children with the same care.
The Bill reads, “Breastfeeding is the first preventive health measure that can be given to a child at birth while at the same time enhancing mother-infant relationship. It is nature's first immunization, enabling the infant to fight potential serious infection and also contains growth factors that enhance the maturation of infant organ systems.”
Presently, new mothers are forced to seclude themselves from the public spaces and the work environment so as to provide their infants with the much needed care, thus curtailing their ability to move around freely as well as their rights of earning a living.
The Bill also seeks to protect employees from discrimination on any grounds relating to pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or any other maternity related condition, in accessing employment opportunities or benefits.
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The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association @KEWOPA led by Hon. Leah Sankaire are having a meeting with FEMNET, Mzalendo Kenya and IDEA International in a bid to promote gender-responsive legislation in Kenya.
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