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Many Kenyan families struggling to make ends meet. But the civil society leaders are deathly quiet.

Harassed workers and leaders sought refuge in the church

Wilson Gachanja and two senior Lands officials were charged over alleged grabbing of Sh30 million beach access road in Kwale

At least 7 killed in road accident in northern Kenya-

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 12 - Central Organization Trade Union (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli is proposing that key leaders in trade unions be - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

At least four women have lined up for the race although they have to win at the primaries before they can be on the ballot on August 9.

May 1st 2021 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300 As Kenyans join the rest of the world in marking International Labour Day on Saturday, it will be the 19th time Francis Atwoli will be in the limelight having been at the helm of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) since August 2001. And it appears Kenyans will have to wait much longer for a new face to preside over the occasion and, by extension, lead in championing of workers’ rights in the country. This is after the 71-year-old Atwoli was giv...

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 Cha...

THE STANDARD By Sunday Standard team | February 21st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Several prominent Coast politicians who were left out in the cold after losing in the last General Election are plotting a political comeback in 2022. Former governors John Mruttu (pictured- Taita Taveta), Issa Timamy (Lamu) and Hussein Dado (Tana River) are among the region’s political giants who lost in the 2017 elections and are crafting a comeback. In Mombasa, businessman Suleiman Shahbal, who has twice com...

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 w...