Atwoli endorses Kalonzo Musyoka
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COTU boss Francis Atwoli endorses Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to lead the opposition
COTU boss Francis Atwoli endorses Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to lead the opposition
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K) Secretary General Francis Atwoli on Sunday, April 28, announced that he had endorsed Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka to lead the opposition.
Speaking at St Stephen’s ACK, Church, Jogoo Road, Atwoli remarked that he had since communicated his decision to Azimio Leader Raila Odinga and former president Uhuru Kenyatta.
Atwoli who was attending Labour Day Thanksgiving Prayer remarked that in his view, there was a need for another person to lead the opposition since Raila had repeatedly lost presidential elections.
The COTU boss revealed that since Azimio lost the 2022 general election, he had only held one meeting with Raila and Uhuru.
“In our last meeting after the election, I asked Kalonzo to lead the opposition because Raila had tried enough,” Atwoli spoke of the endorsement.
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Atwoli remarked that after the meeting, he dissociated himself from the coalition and wholly supported President William Ruto’s government.
His argument was that as a trade unionist, he could not afford not to be part of the government.
Atwoli who was part of the Azimio team remarked that President Ruto had outsmarted them to win the presidency.
“When Azimio lost elections, I told Raila and Uhuru that Ruto was smarter than us. I could not understand how a sitting president could not deliver the presidency to Raila,” Atwoli explained.
Kalonzo who was in attendance for the Labour Thanksgiving service did not respond on whether such a meeting happened.
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