Nairobi Deputy Governor Anne Kananu and COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli shortly after unveiling the road. [Courtesy]The move to rename a road in Kileleshwa after COTU boss Francis Atwoli has elicited controversy after it emerged that it was done irregularly. On Thursday, Nairobi Deputy Governor Anne Kananu renamed Dik Dik road in Kileleshwa after the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli, and raised eyebrows and dissenting voices. Nairobi Deputy Governor Anne Kananu and COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli shortly after unveiling the road. Blogger Robert Alai also condemned the renaming of the road saying, “A Francis Atwoli Road is an insult to Kenyan worker.

Source: Standard Digital May 28, 2021 16:52 UTC