Teachers in Kenya to enjoy 120-day maternity leave
Teachers Service Commission Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia. She announced that teachers will now enjoy 120 days of maternity and 21 days of paternity leave with full pay. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Teachers in Kenya will soon have enhanced maternity and paternity leaves with full pay, Teachers Service Commission boss Nancy Macharia announced Tuesday.
New mothers will now be entitled to 120 days maternity leave up from the statutory 90 days, while fathers will have 21 days paternity leave up from the current 14 days, she added.