Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli has secured a legal win after the Employment and Labour Relations Court struck out a petition challenging his re-election as Secretary-General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K). Justice Jemimah Keli, delivering the judgment on Thursday, ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction to determine the petition filed by Fazul Mahamed and the Institute for Democratic Governance. The petitioners had challenged the March 14, 2026 election, in which Atwoli secured a sixth term as COTU-K Secretary-General, arguing that it was conducted before affiliate trade unions had completed their own electoral processes.