There's a baby formula controversy in Kenya, too. But shortages are not the issue
Some media reports say the government is banning baby bottles. Not true. A new law clamps down on advertising for bottles and infant formula. But bottle users are still concerned.
Sharon Macharia juggles work and family as a communication development expert in Nairobi. Now that Macharia's maternity leave is over, her youngest daughter drinks from a baby bottle just as her eldest did. But Macharia has read in a leading Kenyan newspaper that the country will ban bottle feeding for babies at the end of May. "I was shocked indeed," she says.
Kenya's government is not actually banning baby bottles, or baby formula for that matter. So headlines about bans are incorrect. clamps down on advertising for bottles, infant formula and pacifiers. The most visible
