Francis Atwoli Re-Elected Unopposed as COTU Secretary-General for Fifth Term
Francis Atwoli has been re-elected as the secretary-general of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) for the fifth term.
The veteran trade unionist was voted unopposed by delegates during an exercise held at Tom Mboya Labor College, Kisumu on Friday.
Through Twitter, Atwoli thanked Kenyan workers for showing faith in his leadership.
"I promise to service you with all my might and strength and not betray the trust you have bestowed in me," Atwoli wrote.
The 71-year-old has served in the prestigious position since 2001 when he was first elected as the secretary-general of COTU to replace Joseph Mugalla.
COTU is the umbrella body of several workers’ unions in Kenya including Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN), Kenya National Union of Domestic Workers, Kenya Concrete Ceramic Tiles Interior Design Workers Union, Public Transport Workers Union, Rift Valley Workers Union, and Kenya Union of Secondary Non-Teaching Staff, among others.
Atwoli received both the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) and the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) awards in recognition of his role in championing social justice
Comments (5)
When were grassroots or individual union elections to elect the delegates done?Or did muuaji Atwoli pick them himself?Was he endorsed at a secret private dinner where a special menu of human fresh was served?
In house corruption within COTU!
That's how the next presidential election will be.
It explains why Atwoli knows who will not be on the ballot.
No age limit for the ageing doyen.
Like Museveni and Putin such characters ascend to the “throne” and refuse to leave only death will remove them . Everyone is replaceable in a democracy surely this should not be happening in 2021