Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticised Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli for suggesting that the Nairobi National Park should be replaced with apartment blocks.
Speaking in Kakamega on Friday July 25, Sifuna questioned why Atwoli was being selfish by denying the younger generation the chance to enjoy the scenery as he and his family once did. "I have an eight-year-old daughter, and she was asking me, 'Why does Atwoli want the animals to be removed from the National Park, yet we love those animals?'," Sifuna said. "I wanted Atwoli to be here to ask him this question: why do you want the Nairobi National Park to be removed after you had an opportunity to take your wives children and grandchildren, and now that you are old, why don't you want the younger generation to enjoy the same," the Senator boldly asked infronted of the ODM party leader Raila Odinga.
COTU boss Francis Atwoli speaking during a meeting on August 31, 2023.
Photo COTU The COTU SG had elicited mixed reactions after he urged the government to initiate the expansion of Nairobi City to address congestion and accommodate the growing population.
