Francis Atwoli
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...
SABRINA BT2 Mins read
FALSE: Photo Does Not Show Francis Atwoli Fleeing Kenya
The photo of COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli circulating on social media indicating that he is travelling abroad is false. The photo has been...
BT Reporter1 Mins read
![COTU, led by Francis Atwoli, was pushing for a 23.4% increase in the minimum wage. [Photo/ NairobiReview]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/images-52.jpeg)
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...
MARTIN SIELE1 Mins read
![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]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Francis-Atwoli-Ingwe-Liverpool-800x500-1.gif)
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...
MARTIN SIELE3 Mins read
![COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli called for the closing of labor agencies and middle-men sending Kenyans to the Middle East. [Photo/ K24 Digital]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xezfklavs8g2i5e7491a17b8fc-730x456-1.jpg)
Stop Labour Exports to Middle East – Atwoli Demands
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has called for the government to ban export of labour from Kenya to countries...
MARTIN SIELE2 Mins read
![A customer at a Safaricom M-Pesa agent outlet. Safaricom's Fuliza overdraft service launched in 2019 has proved wildly successful for the firm's bottomline even as citizens and policy-makers raise concerns. [Photo/ Courtesy]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/images.jpeg)
Fuliza: Safaricom’s Golden Goose Opens Political Battlefront
While Safaricom on Wednesday, November 10 announced a 12.1% bump in its half-year profits to Ksh37 Billion, it was the telco's overdraft service...
MARTIN SIELE3 Mins read
![COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli addresses journalists at his Tom Mboya Labour College office in Kisumu after holding a consultative meeting with a section of health workers leaders on February 6, 2021. [Photo /Tonny Omondi/NMG]](https://businesstoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AT.jpg)
Atwoli Takes On Fuliza And Digital Loan Apps
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli on Tuesday, November 9 became the latest voice to advocate for stricter regulation of...
MARTIN SIELE2 Mins read
Alaa: Atwoli Eyes Trademark for His Popular Catchphrase
Long-serving Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has never shied away from expressing himself, and over the years he has...
MARTIN SIELE1 Mins read
For How Long Will Atwoli Succeed Himself at COTU?
On 9th April, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli was re-re-elected unopposed for a fifth term in office. The long serving COTU (Central Organisation of Trade Unions) boss immediately thanked...
BT Reporter3 Mins read
