Atwoli 'must go'; his dalliance with government has neutered Cotu

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K) Secretary General Francis Atwoli addressing at Solidarity Building, Nairobi on April 26, 2025 during their meeting with Union's Secretary Generals and Stewards ahead of May 1st Labour day celebration. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Nothing captures the essence of Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu), Secretary General Francis Atwoli's being than the headline, 'Atwoli: A political wheeler dealer disguised as a workers defender', which appeared in The Standard on Labour Day.

His expeditious transformation from being rabidly anti-Ruto to Ruto's praise singer par excellence in 2022 is a subject of study. The number of political gatherings that Atwoli has since graced are a tad too many, viewed against the 'kateni miti' rallying call that he exuberantly used to mock Ruto during the 2022 general election campaigns.