Parliament building in Nairobi, Kenya
Parliament building in Nairobi, Kenya
  • A senator in Kenya was asked to leave parliament because she had a period stain on her white suit. 
  • Gloria Orowba was called "disgraceful" and "shameful" for the accident. 
  • She said, "this is the period stigma that is making our girls kill themselves."

A senator in Kenya was asked to leave the parliament building in Nairobi because she had a period stain on her white suit. 

Gloria Orowba told the BBC she noticed the bloody patch before she entered the building on February 14, but said, "since I am always advocating against period shame, I thought I should go ahead and walk the talk," and went to work as normal.