Labour pains as Atwoli ages and workers' wages remain stagnant

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli  at Solidarity Building, Nairobi on April 26, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

At 75, Francis Atwoli, the long-serving Secretary General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu), faces mounting scrutiny over his tenure.

Despite his age, Atwoli’s supporters argue he remains vibrant and essential to Kenya’s labour movement.

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