KRA announces 16pc petrol tax as COTU threatens strike

By Citizen Team,

Motorists will now have to dig deeper into their pockets after the taxman announced 16 percent petrol tax on all products with effect from September ...

COTU , fuel prices , fuel tax

Tea workers union to appeal court’s green light for tea picking machines

By Citizen Reporter,

Multinational tea firms and workers unions are headed for a new round of legal battles after the court of appeal backed the use of tea picking machine...

agriculture , court ruling , Francis Atwoli , Kenya Plantation Agricultural Workers Union , KPAWU , multinational , Tea , Workers

Court stops Labour CS from convening NSSF board meeting

By Agnes Oloo,

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has temporarily barred Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani from convening a board meeting of the National...

COTU , Francis Atwoli , NSSF Board , Ukur Yattani

Atwoli elected into the International Labour Conference Bureau

By Mbuthia Bashir,

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli was Monday morning elected as a member of the International Labour Conference (ILC) at the 107th annual conferen...

COTU boss Francis Atwoli , Francis Atwoli , International Labour Conference , International Labour Organization

Labor CS seeks fresh workers, employers’ reps for NHIF & NSSF

By Sophie Kinoti,

The government is seeking to have fresh workers and employers representation on the boards of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the Nationa...

board representation , change of guard , COTU , FKE , Francis Atwoli , NHIF , NSSF , Ukur Yatani

Let Ruto run for presidency, MPs tell Moi

By Citizen,

By DPPS Lawmakers from different regions have stated that they will support William Ruto to run for President in 2022. The MPs also said the cla...

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Atwoli now claims his life is in danger

By Dismas Nabiswa,

Francis Atwoli, Secretary General of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) now claims that his life is in danger. He alleges that 'some peo...

FKF name under-20 provisional squad for friendly ties

By Citizen Reporter,

A provisional list of 30 players, set to join camp on Sunday evening at the Sportsview Hotel in Kasarani, has been named ahead of Kenya's under-20 fri...

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ANC Party rebels walk free as Mudavadi softens stand

By Citizen Reporter,

Three legislators in the Musalia Mudavadi-led Amani National Congress Party are walking free after the party changed its position on taking disciplina...

ANC Party , Musalia Mudavadi , NASA , Opposition rebels

Maraga, Wanjigi, Akombe and personalities who defined 2017

By Wahome Gitonga,

2017 will go down as one of the years that defined Kenya’s political and social landscapes. It was during this period that a presidential electio...

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Matiang’i blamed for blocking Atwoli’s honorary degree

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nominated Member of Parliament Wilson Sossion has accused Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i of being behind the decision to cancel plans to...

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COTU boss Atwoli calls off tea workers’ strike

By Majanga Michael,

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli now wants striking tea workers to resume work with immediate effect after the Court of Appeal declared their str...

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Atwoli calls for Uhuru, Raila talks to stabilise country

By Faith Cheptile,

Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has proposed the formation of a mediation team to unlock the political st...

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Matiang’i to receive report on police brutality on UON students

By Wahome Gitonga,

Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang'i, will receive an official report from the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Joseph Boinnet, on th...

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Boinett denies police used excessive force on varsity students

By Wahome Gitonga,

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett has denied claims that the police used excessive force on University of Nairobi (UON) students, saying that...

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Duale: Why NASA should be held responsible if post-election chaos erupt

By Citizen Team,

It is a know fact that were it not for moderates within the National Super Alliance (Nasa) and pressure from international actors, Raila Odinga's Plan...

Atwoli threatens legal action against ‘sacking’ governors

By Sally Boyani,

Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli has threatened to move to court to stop governors from sacking county staff perceived ...

Civil Servant , COTU , Governors , Secretary General Francis Atwoli , The Central Organisation of Trade Unions

Don’t use live bullets on protesters, Atwoli advises

By Wahome Gitonga,

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has asked the police to use minimal force when dealing with protesters in...

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Gov’t faces accusations of neglecting nurses as strike bites

By Karanja Kimani,

The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, now blames the government for the ongoing nurses' strike, saying th...

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NHIF accuses rogue doctors of fleecing scheme

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has launched investigations against some medical practitioners for allegedly fleecing the body. Accordi...