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Doctor wants 'discriminatory' maternity leave quashed

The fact that the Kenyan law gives women more off days during maternity leave compared to what men get for their paternity break has angered a Nakuru-based doctor who has moved to court to challenge the section of the Employment Act that makes the distinction he terms discriminatory.

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