Liz Muthoni | NATION Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli when he addressed workers during Labour Day at Uhuru Park on May 1, 2011. He has worn gold ornaments for over three decades and, as he says, gold is a great material. His watch, bracelets and a chain are just some of the conspicuous ornaments he dons.
He is a man in love with the Mercedes Benz brand. One of the most remarkable features of his latest car is that it changes colour with the weather.
His personal assistant, Adam Barasa, recounts his experience with the car on a typical journey to Nakuru. When you are in Limuru, it is metallic blue; it changes to black when you approach Naivasha, while it becomes reddish by the time you are within Nakuru town. It marvels us, he told Saturday Nation.
When you hear him describe the daily struggles of a low-wage worker, you would think he is speaking from personal experience.
He can recreate the portrait of a miserable Kenyan working for a multi-billion shilling industry while company fat cats take all the money. He calls himself the spokesman for the common Kenyan.
If what Kenyans were treated to in this weeks Labour Day celebrations is anything to go by, then the Cotus secretary general Francis Atwoli has no borders on what to say and what not to say.
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