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What Kenyan law says about sexual harassment at work

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Sexual harassment at the workplace remains a key challenge in the employment sector. [File, Standard]

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently aired an expose about Kericho tea plantation managers allegedly coercing female subordinate staff members to engage in sex with them in exchange for contract renewals and better employment terms.

The investigative report went viral, with Kenyans raising questions about the judicial system's response to sexual harassment cases involving senior and junior employees.

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