The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, has threatened to take legal action against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for telling Kenyans to withdraw their National Social Security Fund (NSSF) funds.
In a statement a day after Gachagua made the public remarks, Atwoli claimed that the comments bordered on economic sabotage and urged the government to take the necessary steps of suing the former deputy president. "We wish to remind Gachagua that social security is a serious matter and not a political playground.
It is, therefore, very reckless and outrightly malicious for Gachagua to call upon Kenyan workers to withdraw their funds with the aim of collapsing NSSF," part of the statement "If anything, the utterances by Gachagua border on economic sabotage, and we call upon the Government of Kenya to consider taking appropriate legal action against him for these outrageous, careless and irresponsible statements." COTU boss Francis Atwoli speaking during a meeting on August 31, 2023.
Photo COTU Atwoli further called out Gachagua, asserting that his claims that the NSSF funds were being siphoned by the government were uninformed and demonstrated his ignorance.
