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KNUT joins Cotu, promises renewed fight for workers’ rights

KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion (left) and COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli. [Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

After five decades, a giant teachers’ union has rejoined the umbrella body for workers, signalling a strengthening of trade unions at a time they are under siege.

With the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) rejoining Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu), the new force announced the push for a five per cent pay increment for their members as recently gazetted by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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