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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88347, member: 27"]
Francis Atwoli's unopposed sixth-term win at COTU-K is already tangled up in a court challenge over skipped electoral rules.

Lawsuit targets COTU-K's March 14 election
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[*]Fazul Mahamed filed suit in the Employment and Labour Relations Court.
[*]He argues the Kisumu delegates' conference broke the law.
[*]Democratic trade-union principles allegedly got tossed aside.
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Election timeline allegedly jumped the gun
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[*]A 2025 registrar circular set a strict electoral sequence.
[*]Affiliate unions had until June 2026 for national polls.
[*]COTU-K's final election deadline was August 30, 2026.
[*]Mahamed says they rushed it before affiliates even voted.
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Alleged procedural failures pile up
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[*]Membership registers reportedly never got updated.
[*]No independent electoral board oversaw the process.
[*]A voters' register was never produced either.
[*]Public notices for vacancies and nominations were absent.
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Court orders and next steps
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[*]Mahamed wants Atwoli blocked from taking office for now.
[*]He also seeks to stop the official registration of winners.
[*]Justice Jacob Gakeri gave COTU-K four days to respond.
[*]The case reconvenes on March 24, 2026.
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