Women working in a Kenyan factory are forced to strip to 'show if they are menstruating'

Three people at a Kenyan cheese factory have been arrested for indecent assault after they forced female employees to undress when a sanitary napkin was found in "the bad trash"

Senator Orwoba who was asked to leave Parliament in February due to an apparent stain on his pants Senator Orwoba, who was asked to leave Parliament in February due to an apparent stain on her pants (

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Women in Kenya were forced to strip naked at work to check if they were menstruating after a used sanitary napkin was found in the wrong bin.

Three employees of a cheese factory were arrested for indecent assault after the incident, Limuru police told local media.

A Brown's Food Company official rounded up workers to find out which of them threw a used sanitary napkin in the wrong trash can and made them strip naked after no one confessed.

Brown's says it has suspended the accused director pending an investigation.

The police also claimed that incidents similar to this had already taken place in businesses in the Limuru region.

Sanitary pads for women, similar to one found in trash
Sanitary napkins for women's periods, similar to the one found in the trash can (

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"Following the shocking incident at the company, we have launched internal investigations to assess exactly what happened, why and how we can adequately reconcile with the employees who have been affected by this distressing unilateral decision by the manager who was on site the day of the incident. They have been immediately suspended," a statement from Brown's Food Company said.

In a video posted to Facebook, Senator Gloria Orwoba said she received a “distress call” about what happened on Monday night.

The statement continues: "We are engaging directly with Senator Gloria Orwoba – who is known for championing menstrual hygiene management as well as ending period shame and menstrual poverty in Kenya – to learn from her how to best implement a menstrual hygiene management policy. . We have listened and we know we need to do better."

"We have reliably understood that degrading and shameful vice has been...

Women working in a Kenyan factory are forced to strip to 'show if they are menstruating'

Three people at a Kenyan cheese factory have been arrested for indecent assault after they forced female employees to undress when a sanitary napkin was found in "the bad trash"

Senator Orwoba who was asked to leave Parliament in February due to an apparent stain on his pants Senator Orwoba, who was asked to leave Parliament in February due to an apparent stain on her pants (

Image: Facebook)

Women in Kenya were forced to strip naked at work to check if they were menstruating after a used sanitary napkin was found in the wrong bin.

Three employees of a cheese factory were arrested for indecent assault after the incident, Limuru police told local media.

A Brown's Food Company official rounded up workers to find out which of them threw a used sanitary napkin in the wrong trash can and made them strip naked after no one confessed.

Brown's says it has suspended the accused director pending an investigation.

The police also claimed that incidents similar to this had already taken place in businesses in the Limuru region.

Sanitary pads for women, similar to one found in trash
Sanitary napkins for women's periods, similar to the one found in the trash can (

Picture:

Getty Images)

"Following the shocking incident at the company, we have launched internal investigations to assess exactly what happened, why and how we can adequately reconcile with the employees who have been affected by this distressing unilateral decision by the manager who was on site the day of the incident. They have been immediately suspended," a statement from Brown's Food Company said.

In a video posted to Facebook, Senator Gloria Orwoba said she received a “distress call” about what happened on Monday night.

The statement continues: "We are engaging directly with Senator Gloria Orwoba – who is known for championing menstrual hygiene management as well as ending period shame and menstrual poverty in Kenya – to learn from her how to best implement a menstrual hygiene management policy. . We have listened and we know we need to do better."

"We have reliably understood that degrading and shameful vice has been...

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