Francis Atwoli declares war on Rigathi Gachagua “I’ll fight him”
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary general Francis Atwoli now says he will fight former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary general Francis Atwoli now says he will fight former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
Addressing a presser on Tuesday, January 28, Atwoli revealed that he has bad blood with Gachagua, whom he accused of sabotaging workers during his tenure in the Office of the Deputy President.
According to Atwoli, Gachagua was strongly opposed to any commitment by President William Ruto to take care of the workers’ rights.
He claimed that while in office, the former deputy president always wanted the Kenyan workforce sidelined from the government on the account of not rallying behind Ruto during the 2022 campaigns.
The trade unionist said he would commit to countering Gachagua’s political rhetoric and the clout he has earned due to his impeachment late last year.
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“When we paid a courtesy call to the president at State House Nairobi in February 2023, Rigathi told the president why he was meeting us yet workers did not support the president in the campaign.
He said workers had no slightest share in this government. He dismissed workers and the press.
During Labor Day last year, I invited him to come and have lunch with workers. He refused. He is not pro-workers. We know him and we will fight him. I will make sure we fight him,” Atwoli said.
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