Francis Atwoli, NOM (DZA) CBS, EBS, MBS (born 6 June 1949) is a Kenyan trade unionist who is currently serving as the Secretary General of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya), COTU (K).
[1] He equally serves as the General Secretary of the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers' Union KPAWU since 1994.
One of the major achievements of Atwoli was mainstreaming labor rights in the 2010 constitution.
Some of the official capacities Atwoli has served in, include : In addition to his responsibilities at COTU, Atwoli has the following additional responsibilities: He is a recipient of both the Chief of the Burning Spear (CBS), Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) and the Moran of the Burning Spear, (MBS) awards in recognition of his role in Championing for Social Justice.
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology conferred Atwoli the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (Labour Relations) Honoris Causa of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.