Politics and fraud claims tearing down Dock Workers Union

Congestion of containers at the port of Mombasa in 2008. Traders are question the drop in cargo import at the port of Mombasa, December 08, 2016. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

Wrangles within the giant Dock Workers Union (DWU) have escalated in recent months ahead of Saturday’s Annual General Meeting expected to be all but smooth.

The union’s 4,800 members are expected to crack the whip on the worsening contest between union Secretary General Simon Sang and a faction led by Chairman Mohamed Sheria.