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Nairobi woman who was dismissed for being pregnant wins compensation

Industrial Court Judge Justice Monica Mbaru at the Milimani Law Courts

A couple was forced to pay their house help nine times her salary for firing her after learning that she was pregnant.

Joyce Mwende Kang'aa moved to the Employment and Labour Relations court to challenge her dismissal. The court discovered that she was also underpaid and did not have an appointment letter.

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