COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli revealed that some politicians had hired four hit men to eliminate him.
Atwoli further alleged he had reliable information that four hitmen have been hired to eliminate him within a week.
"This press conference is about my life. There is a threat from a clique of few individuals or a group of people either in leadership or politicians who are organising to hire four men to eliminate me within a week," Atwoli stated.
"I have already recorded a statement with the police and I thank them for their commitment to protecting me. My statements have not gone well with some politicians whom I have been informed met somewhere and agreed to hire the hit men to eliminate me," he added.
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The COTU boss in the recent past has accused the government of plotting to remove him alongside Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) Executive Director Jacqueline Mugo from the NHIF and NSSF boards.
The vocal trade unionist linked the move to 'a highly ranked jubilee politician' whom he did not name adding that the plot to eject them is to pave way for workers money to be looted.
Atwoli had accused the government of hatching a plot to kick out workers’ and employers’ representatives from the board of trustees of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
Addressing a presser in April, Atwoli stated that the state was planning to execute the move through the proposed amendments to the NSSF Act 2013.
The Bill seeks to give powers to the Cabinet Secretary for Labour to appoint five people outside government to the board of trustees.
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According to the proposed law, the five would be appointed courtesy of their knowledge and experience in matters relating to the administration of pension funds, actuarial science, insurance, auditing, accounting or law.
Here is the video courtesy of the Star:
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