Activist Francis Awino has filed another petition in court challenging Francis Atwoli's unopposed re-election as COTU-K Secretary General on March 14 in Kisumu. Atwoli confirmed only three petitions exist, dismissing claims of seven and calling them baseless from non-members. Courts have declined to issue orders halting the registration of elected officials.
Francis Atwoli was re-elected unopposed as Secretary General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Kenya) (COTU-K) during the 15th Quinquennial Governing Council Delegates Conference and elections at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu on March 14. This marks his sixth term since his first appointment in 2001. He pledged to maintain the union's independence by shielding it from political interference, thanking the Kenyan government for non-interference.
