Boost for working mothers as MPs pass breastfeeding bill

Murang'a woman representative Sabina Chege who sponsored the Breastfeeding Mothers Bill. (Photo: Moses Omusula, Standard)

It may soon be mandatory for employers to set aside special areas for breastfeeding mothers at the work place.

MPs Thursday unanimously voted to pass a Bill that seeks to compel employers to construct special rooms where lactating mothers can breastfeed and change their babies.