Intrigues that gave dock workers union chief fourth term in office

General Secretary of Dock workers union, Simon Sang[centre] is joined in celebration by members of the union at Kenya Ports Authority headquarters in Mombasa.[Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Collapsed talks by 12 candidates to form an alliance and low voter turnout worked in favour of Dock Workers Union (DWU) General Secretary Simon Sang to win a fourth term in office.

Interviews reveal aspirants seeking the post failed to agree on a single candidate, a move that divided their votes thereby giving Sang another five-year term in the just concluded polls.