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We haven’t ditched Cotu, county workers clarify

COTU secretary General Francis Atwoli(right) and Deputy secretary General Benson Okwara addressing the press at COTU offices on 19/10/14-BEVERLYNE MUSILI

Nairobi; Kenya: County government workers have refuted claims that they are ditching the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) for another movement.

The Kenya County Governments Workers Union (KCGWU) that brings the more than 100,000 workers together said the reports emanating from some media outlets were erroneous. “We have no intention of leaving the union that has served our members since 1965. The decision to exiting Cotu can only be given a green-light through the national delegates’ conference,” said Mary Murongoro, the chairperson of KCGWU.

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