The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary general Wilson Sossion has defended the ODM move to nominate him as MP. As workers’ representative, he said he will continue representing the labour movement in the National Assembly.
“I shall carry the spirit of workers to the floor of the House. I will do this for the best interest of the Kenyan workers and I applaud ODM party for nominating me and taking the interest of workers at heart,” he said.
He challenged other parties to increase workers representation in the Executive and the Judicial Service Commission. “As a labour movement, we are seeking to be placed at positions of influence and be part of the organs when critical decisions are made,” he said.
The chairman of Trade Union Congress of Kenya (Tuc-Kenya) Tom Odege said the umbrella union sent out a circular to all political parties urging them to make commitment to consider representation of workers in the National Assembly, Senate and all the county assemblies.
“To our disappointment, only ODM responded to our circular and made the bold move to enlist Sossion among their selected candidates,” he said at a press conference yesterday.
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