THE STANDARD
POLITICS
Francis Atwoli re-elected as Secretary-General for fifth term. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
In the trade union circles, he is a fighter for the rights of workers while in his Mulembe backyard, he calls himself an elder and a kingmaker.
In the national political sphere, he is a fixer who claims to foretell the country’s leadership and governance direction.
He has mentioned in the Press a number of times that he is the third most powerful person in the country after President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
And on Friday, Francis Atwoli got another five-year term to lead the vibrant Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) as the secretary-general after he was re-elected unopposed.