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| COTU SG:Atwoli |
By Nellie Atieno
COTU
Secretary General Mr. Francis Atwoli has dared Medical Services Minister
Prof.Anyang Nyong`o not to seek treatment in any hospital in Kenya following
his threats to sack the striking doctors.
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| Atwoli sign visitors book as Andabwa looks on |
Speaking
in Nairobi on Friday, September 21 after opening the office of the Kenya
National Private Security Workers Union, Atwoli said that the minister`s action
to sack striking doctors who are exercising their rights was a pointer that the
he does not respect workers and should not seek treatment services from Kenyan
Doctors as the same doctors belong to the working fraternity.
The
fiery workers union leader also took a swipe at the Kenyan Cabinet decision to
sack the striking teachers saying that action will taint the country`s image
negatively and lead to her loss in even trading globally.
He
called on political leaders who are seeking for top seats in the March next
year General to take matters of workers seriously like defending them or else
workers show them ``dust`` in the elections.``Let them stay away far from us
but when election time nears they will follow us upto our bedrooms seeking for votes,
but you wait until next year I will show you who we vote for``,said Atwoli amid
praise from security guards who attended the function.
Security
guards in Kenya are among the least paid workers in the country and those who
were present at the occasion and had an opportunity to address called on Atwoli
to assist them in getting better wages. Their wages according to a survey by
the Daily News Kenya range between Kshs 3 000-15 000 but majority of them
receive meager earnings in a country whose livelihood is very high and cannot
be able to cater for their families well and this according to a Security
expert Simiyu Werunga this may greatly compromise the security of the nation
especially during this era of terrorism threat.
The
security workers union Secretary General Mr. Isaac Andabwa called on the
Government to look into the plight of guards workers seriously as they are
custodian of what is made in the Kenyan economy.
