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Bill proposes full maternity rights for parents adopting children

Parents wishing to adopt children will be entitled to a fully paid maternity leave, if a new Bill becomes law.

The Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2019, sponsored by Gilgil MP Martha Wangari, seeks to give such parents three-month full maternity rights, in what will be a landmark win for parents taking up orphaned or abandoned children.

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