Limuru: Three managers arrested after female staff forced to undress over used sanitary towel

Female employees demonstrating.[George Njunge, Standard]

On Thursday, July 6, the cheese company condemned the unfortunate incident saying those involved had been suspended, pending investigations.

"Brown's is a women-led business and works hard to provide a working environment that is safe for all employees. We have formal HR policies and systems in place and this incident does not reflect the procedures of the company as a whole. We realize we must do better and understand how this happened," the company wrote in a post seen on its official Instagram page.

Further, they said they had apologized to the female staff involved and were looking into the incident.

Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba also confirmed receiving a distress call on Monday night informing her of the incident.

"I got a report about an incident at Brown Cheese Company in Limuru that apparently the Quality Assurance Manager had found a used sanitary towel placed in one of the bins that was not meant for the disposal," Orwoba said in a video.

"It caused up a stir and the manager allegedly gathered all the women from the team and told them to undress so that she could check who was on her periods and punish them for placing the towel in that bin," the Senator claimed.

Sanitary towels displayed at Brown Cheese Company gate. [George Njunge, Standard]

Orwoba, a known advocate of ending period shaming, expressed concern with the matter despite her intervention of making calls to the company to seek clarification.

"It is unfortunate that the matter at Brown Cheese Company has escalated despite this morning's intervention through my office. All institutions should purpose to implement the Menstrual hygiene management policy in Kenya for the good of all stakeholders," she said.