Nairobi County approves two menstrual off days for women employees

The approval follows a cabinet session which proposed anchoring menstrual health support within the county's HR policies.

The Nairobi County Government has approved the introduction of two menstrual off days per month for women employees, formally adopting the policy into the county's human resource framework in a move aimed at improving staff wellbeing and productivity.

The decision was reached during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Governor Johnson Sakaja, which endorsed a proposal to anchor menstrual health support within the county's HR policies.