Dock worker Owuor ousts Sang, ends 20-year rule at union

New Dock Workers Union (DWU) officials led by general secretary Mr Sulman Owour (in blue shirt), treasurer Ms Kibibi Omery (left) and chairman Amin Iloti (in Muslim hut) address the media on April 12, 2026 at the union headquarters in Mombasa. Owour said their priority is to complete negotiation for a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and return the union to the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu)-Picture-Jothan Mghendi-Standard

A dock worker at the Dock Workers Union (DWU) has defeated a long-serving union leader who had been at the helm for over two decades.

Sulman Owuor beat Simon Sang to take over as secretary general in a controversial election that has triggered divisions within the organisation.