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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 given a fresh five-year mandate as Cotu Secretary General by its 250 delegates on April 9. The flamboya...
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, confir...
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 come second to governor Hassan Joho in the gubernatorial contest, has started preparations for the seat...
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 20...