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3 managers arrested over claims of forcing female employees to undress

The bosses are said to have found a used sanitary towel in a bin.

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by Bosco Marita

News06 July 2023 - 11:14
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In Summary


  • Three senior managers of the company were arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident in which the female employees were allegedly forced to undress at work.
  • Police said the female employees were forced to strip naked by a manager who wanted to know who had disposed off a sanitary towel in the wrong bin.
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A drama in which female employees of a Limuru-based company were forced to undress at work has led to the arrest of managers.

The employees complained they had been forced to strip naked.

Three senior managers at the company were arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident in which the female employees were allegedly forced to undress at work.

Police said the female employees were forced to strip naked by a manager who wanted to know who had disposed off a sanitary towel in the wrong bin.

Those arrested included the plant's Quality Assurance Manager, Human Resource Manager, and HR assistant, police said.

Police said they are being grilled and will appear in court on Friday to face various charges.

We could not get a comment from the management of the company.

Witnesses said several female employees were Monday forced to strip naked after a used sanitary towel was found in the wrong disposal bin.

Police at Tigoni police station said their probe showed this was not the first time a senior manager forced female workers to strip naked.

Senator Gloria Orwoba who first went public over the incident said she received a distress call about the incident on Monday night.

"I got a report about an incident at Brown Cheese Company in Limuru that the Quality Assurance Manager had found a sanitary towel put in the wrong bin," Orwoba posted on her social media platforms.

"The manager allegedly got all the women from the team and told them to undress so that she could check who was on her periods so that they could punish them for putting the towel in that bin.”

She added that despite her intervention, the matter had escalated.

"It is unfortunate that the matter at Brownscheese Company in Limuru has escalated despite this morning's intervention through my office," she added."

"All institutions should purpose to implement the MHM Policy in Kenya for the good of all stakeholders," she added.

Police said they are handling the issue.

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