Atwoli Fires Back at Gachagua Amid Calls to Create Rival Trade Union

The exchange comes amid uncertainty for Kenyan workers, as COTU and employers also clash over a 12 per cent wage increment announced by President Ruto on May 1...

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COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has strongly refuted a proposal by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to form a parallel trade union.

Atwoli dismissed Gachagua's suggestion as "laughable" and a sign of ignorance regarding labor history.
Key figures: Francis Atwoli (COTU Secretary General) and Rigathi Gachagua (former Deputy President).
This exchange follows Gachagua's accusation that Atwoli has been serving government interests rather than workers', leading to the proposal for an alternative union.

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