Cotu calls for review of Constitution
The workers umbrella body Thursday joined calls for a minimum review of the Constitution to break the political impasse in the country. Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) secretary-general Francis Atwoli warned that taking hardline positions would only plunge the country deeper into chaos. “Let them (negotiators from both sides) be told that if Kofi Annan is to leave the country without a solution, they will not be an exception this time round. No one will be safe,” he said.
Mr Atwoli urged ODM leaders to stop calling for mass action, saying Kenyans wanted to rebuild their lives. “Workers are tired, the business community is also tired. No one is interested in going to the streets.” He urged the National Dialogue and Reconciliation team to visit displaced persons and see the suffering for themselves. “After visiting these camps that they might come to terms with reality. It is then they can negotiate soberly,” he said. Mr Atwoli said 500,000 people had lost their jobs as a result of the post-election violence and warned that investors might consider moving to neighbouring countries if an agreement was not reached soon.
Daily Nation
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