Kenya - Arrest of trade union leader (2013)

In October 2012, Francis Atwoli, the General Secretary of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) was arrested for contempt of court. The High Court imposed a fine of Sh 500,000 for disobeying a court order to stop a worker’s strike. Atwoli had refused to stop the strike because the workers had complied with the legal notice period.