This archive report was first published on 10 August 2019.
On August 7, 2019, Kenyan MP Zuleikha Hassan was evicted from Parliament for bringing her baby into the chamber. She denies that a crèche had been made available for MPs' children.
According to the deputy speaker, a facility for mothers working at Parliament to nurse their babies was located across the road from the main building. However, Ms Hassan disputes this claim, stating that she and other female MPs were unaware of the nursery's existence.
Ms Hassan visited the nursery, which she described as 'brand new' and 'extremely new.' She expressed her gratitude that the facility was now available for her and her colleagues to use.
Ms Hassan had brought her five-month-old baby to work due to a domestic emergency, as she claimed Parliament did not have a nursery. The incident sparked a heated debate in the house, with some male colleagues criticizing her actions.
Kenya passed a bill in 2017 requiring employers to provide special rooms for mothers to breastfeed and change their babies.
