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President Uhuru signs Employment and Business Laws Amendment Bills into law

President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi. [PSCU]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has today signed into law the Employment (Amendment) Bill of 2019 and Business Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2021.

The new Employment (Amendment) Act, 2019 amends the Employment Act of 2007 to, among other provisions, include a one-month pre-adoptive leave with full pay to parents who apply for the adoption of children.

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