Lawyer Miguna Miguna has accused Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary General Francis Atwoli of underpaying his workers and yet he claims he is a unionist. In a series of tweets, Miguna said that Atwoli keeps on showing off his wealth when the workers at his home are being underpaid. He highlighted that the COTU boss is known for his expensive lifestyle, which is not in line with his stand as a unionist.
"Francis Atwoli is a FRAUD not a trade unionist. Instead of advocating for poorly paid and brutalized Kenyan workers, he pays his flower farm workers SLAVE WAGES, steals NSSF billions, flaunts his Shs. 100M cars, 2 billion dollar planes, helicopters and mansions," he tweeted.
He also said that Atwoli deserves to be jailed. He argued that there is no way a unionist can make billions from his position at the expense of workers and then claim he is fighting for them. He also said that Atwoli used his connections in government to make billions he keeps showing off.
"Any grade 7 trade unionist who becomes a billionaire without any genuine industry or business he has built from the ground up is a fraud and a plunderer. Francis Atwoli has used his KANU, Moi and Kenyatta connections to steal from Kenyan workers and should be jailed," he said.