THE STANDARD By
Patrick Beja |
March 12th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Dock workers union National Chairman, Mohamed Sheria addresses the press outside Kenya Ports Authority in Mombasa. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]
Campaigns for the election of Dock Workers Union (DWU) officials have hit fever pitch, with claims that top politicians and port managers are keen to influence the outcome.
Nineteen aspirants seek to unseat long-serving General Secretary Simon Sang, who took over in 2006.
Sang and Chairman Mohamed Sheria, who have been wrangling since April 2019 over the control of the union, confirmed the polls are set for April 15. Sheria said he has teamed up with former chief shop steward and current Mikindani MCA Renson Thoya in a bid to oust Sang.
THE STANDARD By
Patrick Beja |
January 20th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Dock Workers Union Secretary General Simon Sang (centre) being whisked from Mbaraki grounds in Mombasa during a chaotic annual general meeting in 2017. [File, Standard]
An election fever has gripped the port of Mombasa as 19 aspirants seek to unseat Dock Workers Union (DWU) General Secretary Simon Sang.
Although the union elections are slated for the second week of April, campaigns have started early following persistent wrangles among top officials.
Apart from internal wrangles running back to the last union polls in 2016 when he faced only three rivals, Sang is at war with several private firms at the port, including one associated with the family of Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, over alleged secret plan to privatise the port.