Members of the National Assembly will investigate the alleged harassment of workers in tea estates as exposed by BBC on Monday, February 20. National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Gladys Boss Shollei, on Tuesday, February 21, directed the House Committee on Labour to finalise investigations within two weeks. Kericho Women representative Beatrice Kemei had sought a statement from the Departmental Committee on Labour regarding the harassment claims made in the exposé. I cannot explain how a man has violated women in tea plantations for 30 years, and nothing has been done," she stated in her petition. Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore appearing before the National Assembly committee on Saturday, October 22, 2022 Twitter National Assembly

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2023 06:45 UTC