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Battle to have men enjoy 91 paternity days

A cropped photo of pregnant woman. [iStockphoto]

The Employment and Labour Relations Court last year declined to dismiss a case in which men sought equal paternity leave days as women.

Justice Stella Rutto dismissed objections filed by the Ministry of Labour and the Attorney General, who argued that the court lacked jurisdiction over Dr Magare Gikenyi's case because he was neither an employee nor a union official.

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