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The National Social Security Fund’s (NSSF’s) turbulent boardroom politics spilled over to the public arena with workers’ representative Francis Atwoli sensationally claiming Sh1.7 billion was looted from the Fund and declaring August 4 a national work boycott day to protest his removal and State’s interference in its affairs.
Rallying workers unions’ representatives to a televised protest meeting against his removal from the board by labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi, Atwoli claimed the money was lost in six months and his sacking was a cover-up. Atwoli has served for in NSSF’s main decision-making organ by virtue of being the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) secretary general. He also alleged a scheme to ensure the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) dragged its feet in investigating the scandal over which he claimed to have recorded statements.
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