COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has denied having a relationship with Mama Roselinda Simiyu, who joined Deputy President William Ruto’s UDA Party on Friday.
Mama Roselinda was officially welcomed into the hustler movement during Ruto’s Friday tour of Western Kenya where she was introduced to the public alongside other new members.
In her seconds-long address to the crowd, Mama Roselinda said: “My name is Mama Roselinda Simiyu and my husband is Francis Atwoli and I am in the hustler movement,”
However, Atwoli would not take the sentiments by his estranged wife easily with the outspoken labour boss taking on his social media accounts announcing that Mama Roselinda is “no longer on the list of my relatives.”
“Roselinda was surrended to William Ruto in 2007 in his Eldoret town house. She is no longer on the list of my relatives,” said Atwoli.
He added: “Ruto can now add her free of charge, to his two recently acquired bearded wives to him have three wives from western. Western Kenya is in Azimio.
Rosalinda’s announcement caught many people by surprise since given Ruto and Atwoli sour relationship.
Atwoli has on several occasions stated that the UDA leader will not be Kenya’s 5th president and vowed to campaign against him.
On August 8, 2022, Atwoli warned Kenyans against voting for Ruto, who is seeking to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta, claiming that the DP lacked the integrity required to lead the country and that all odds were against him.
He also asked Kenyans to support Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga’s bid to unite the nation ahead of next year’s elections.
