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Francis Atwoli
BUSINESS

COTU Accuses Private Pension Firms of Undermining NSSF in Heated Retirement Debate

Kenya’s labour movement has stepped into the ongoing pensions debate, accusing private retirement scheme operators of running a coordinated effort to weaken the...

COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli.
BUSINESS

COTU Backs Court Freeze on Outsourced Legal Services in Public Sector

The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) has praised the High Court decision that temporarily halts the outsourcing of legal services by public...

COTU, led by Francis Atwoli, was pushing for a 23.4% increase in the minimum wage. [Photo/ NairobiReview]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Kenyans Miss Out on 23.4% Pay Rise as Employers Reject Atwoli Push

Employers in Kenya have rejected a push by trade unions to effect an increase in wages this year. The talks involved the Federation...

While Atwoli and Cotu have addressed other issues including spearheading an ongoing push for an increase of the minimum wage this year, they are yet to issue a statement on the case which captured national attention and has the worker's family scrambling for support. [Photo/ PD]
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Blue Nile: Atwoli Slammed as Workers’ Woes Take Centre Stage

The tragedy of Caleb Otieno, who fell into a vat of molten steel at Blue Nile Rolling Mills in Thika in March, has...

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli. He is adamant that DP William Ruto will never be Kenya’s president. www.businesstoday.co.ke
POLITICS

What Does Atwoli Know About Uhuru’s Succession That Kenyans Don’t?

His job description is straight forward and he is supposed to be the first line of defence for Kenyan workers. COTU Secretary General...

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Sossion struck off from teachers’ register

Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary General Wilson Sossion has been de-registered by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). According to the commission,...

PEOPLE

Mary Kilobi’s sweet words as Francis Atwoli turns 70

KTN news anchor Mary Kilobi reserved choice, warming words for her husband, veteran trade unionist Francis Atwoli as he turned 70 years of...

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Citizen TV’s Jeff Koinange faces disciplinary action for unethical behaviour

Citizen TV prime time news anchor and talkshow host Jeff Koinange has once again found himself in the bad books of the Media...