Small [business] owners say the new labour law [in Kenya allowing fathers to take paternity leave and for mothers to take 90 days excluding annual leave] has led to prolonged absence from work...This has caused employees to be more biased towards men when it comes to recruitment of staff...[A] human resource consultant...encountered cases where he is required to...sign an agreement with the applicant on not getting pregnant for a certain duration of time after they join the company [which is denied by a lawyer at Kenya Human Rights Commission]