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| Kenyan law brings in breastfeeding stations in offices | Kenyan law brings in breastfeeding stations in offices |
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| Kenya's parliament has approved a bill which would force companies to set aside special breastfeeding areas for employees with children. | Kenya's parliament has approved a bill which would force companies to set aside special breastfeeding areas for employees with children. |
| The breastfeeding stations would include breast pumps for expressing milk and fridges. | The breastfeeding stations would include breast pumps for expressing milk and fridges. |
| The bill also states that employers must give time for women to breastfeed. | The bill also states that employers must give time for women to breastfeed. |
| Rachel Nyamai, the MP who proposed the bill, said it will help women work and at the same time improve children's health. | Rachel Nyamai, the MP who proposed the bill, said it will help women work and at the same time improve children's health. |
| Africa Live: BBC news updates | Africa Live: BBC news updates |
| The law is not about dealing with a stigma around breastfeeding because breastfeeding in public areas is considered normal, says the BBC's Angela Ngendo in Nairobi. | The law is not about dealing with a stigma around breastfeeding because breastfeeding in public areas is considered normal, says the BBC's Angela Ngendo in Nairobi. |
| Instead it's about making companies provide a conducive environment for working mothers, our correspondent adds. | Instead it's about making companies provide a conducive environment for working mothers, our correspondent adds. |
| Currently it is extremely rare for organisations in Kenya to have specific areas for women to breastfeed their children. | Currently it is extremely rare for organisations in Kenya to have specific areas for women to breastfeed their children. |
| Case study: How breastfeeding stations changed our office | Case study: How breastfeeding stations changed our office |
| One employer who does already provide creche and breastfeeding facilities is the mobile network Safaricom. | One employer who does already provide creche and breastfeeding facilities is the mobile network Safaricom. |
| The director of human resources told the BBC that introducing the facilities had improved productivity. | The director of human resources told the BBC that introducing the facilities had improved productivity. |
| "We are very big on doing new things and for that to happen you must create an environment where employees feel comfortable," said Maria Shipiri. | "We are very big on doing new things and for that to happen you must create an environment where employees feel comfortable," said Maria Shipiri. |
| The same proposal was rejected by the previous parliament after business groups threatened to stop employing women if forced to provide breastfeeding facilities. | |
| The Health Bill 2015 now needs the president's assent to become law. | The Health Bill 2015 now needs the president's assent to become law. |
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