Francis Atwoli has been the face of labour movement for close to two decades, having been elected as Cotu secretary-general for the first time in 2001. In Kenya, Makhan Singh is credited with starting Asian Railway Workers Union in 1940. Those were the people and brains that shaped the labour movement in Kenya. “People say Atwoli has overstayed in the labour movement; indeed, I have. It was from the lecture that he made up his mind to join the labour movement to defend workers.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2021 21:00 UTC