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Francis Atwoli’s ex-wife to vie for Woman rep position in August 2022

by Enock Ndayala

Central Organization for Trade Union (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli’s separated wife Roselinda Simiyu Atwoli will be vying for the Bungoma Woman Rep seat in this year’s elections.

On Monday, April 25, the former wife to the vocal unionists was among the 1800 candidates who were issued ANC certificates to fly the party’s flag in the August 9, General Election.

Mudavadi who has bitterly fallen out with Atwoli while issuing Roselinda with a nomination certificate wished her all the best.

Central Organization for Trade Union (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli’s separated wife Roselinda Simiyu Atwoli will be vying for the Bungoma Woman Rep seat in this year’s elections.
Central Organization for Trade Union (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli’s separated wife Roselinda Simiyu Atwoli will be vying for the Bungoma Woman Rep seat in this year’s elections. Photo: Tuko

“Roselinda Atwoli has officially received the party’s nomination certificate to contest for the Bungoma Women Representative position. We wish her all the best,” Mudavadi said.

Roselinda who has five children with the firebrand unionist fell out with her husband after she joined politics, a move that her husband was against.

Roselinda is expected to battle it out with incumbent Catherine Wambilianga, Reginalda Wanyonyi, and Nancy Kibaba.

In 2017, Atwoli’s estranged wife unsuccessfully vied for Webuye Parliamentary seat.

This comes less than three months after Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto officially welcomed Rosalinda Simiyu to the United Democratic Movement (UDA).

While introducing her to the crowd at Posta ground in Bungoma County on Friday, January 28, the deputy president referred to her as ‘mke was ule mtu wa nyororo’, in reference to Atwoli’s love for gold chains and bracelets.

In her short address at the rally, Rosalinda said “Mimi naitwa mama Roselinda Simiyu mzee wangu anaitwa Francis Atwoli.”(My name is Rosalinda Simiyu. My husband is known as Francis Atwoli).

Francis Atwoli almost instantly took to social media disowning Rosalinda terming her a stranger in his life, as she is no longer on the list of his relatives.

“Roselinda was surrendered to William Ruto in 2007 in his Eldoret townhouse. She is no longer on the list of my relatives,” Atwoli said.

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