The Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya), COTU (K), has dismissed reports that seven petitions were filed against its March 14, 2026, elections. The elections took place at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu, where Secretary General Francis Atwoli led the newly elected officials. COTU (K) raised concerns over media reports that misrepresented facts. Some
Francis Atwoli is one of Kenya’s most prominent trade unionists and a powerful voice in national affairs. Born on 6 June 1949 in Kakamega County, he has spent more than five decades championing workers’ rights both locally and internationally. Atwoli grew up between rural Kakamega and Nairobi, where his father worked as a driver. The
UPDATE: COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli and other newly elected officials remain in office after the Labour Court and the High Court in Kerugoya rejected requests to remove them. Jacob Gakeri, sitting at the Employment and Labour Relations Court, along with the High Court in Kerugoya, also refused to stop the Registrar of Trade Unions
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