Veteran trade unionist Francis Atwoli has been re-elected unopposed as General Secretary of the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU) for another five-year term. The delegates also gave him the green light to contest for the position of Secretary General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K) in the upcoming August elections. "I want to thank the members of the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union for re-electing me unopposed for another five-year term," Atwoli stated following his victory. Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli making an address on May 9, 2023. Atwoli has served as the General Secretary at the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union since 1994, and was later appointed as COTU-K Secretary General in 2001.

Source: Daily Nation January 17, 2026 19:34 UTC