What support meant in the docs
Defend innocent officers, check excesses, negotiate fairly.
- Job security: officers dismissed or retired without clear recourse — from Commissioners to junior staff who bore the brunt when deals backfired.
- Fair discipline: contemporaneous notes, proper hearings, court route when needed (e.g. Misc. 351/1999, HCCC 196/2000, HCCC 1511/2005).
- Collective weight: single voices carried little weight; a recognised union could negotiate terms jointly — the core TCU concept.
- Honest unionism: after the BIFU year Masoud warned against unions run as personal property without accounts — TCU aimed to be member-run.
Legal route taken
Judicial Review Misc. 351/1999, HCCC 196/2000, High Court Misc. 1683/2004 (Dulu 22 Sep 2008), HCCC 1511/2005 on wrongful arrest. General info only — check Kenya Law Reports and seek a lawyer for your case.
Stations covered
Kilindini, Moi Airport, Old Port, Bonded warehouses, Lunga Lunga, Shimoni, Malindi, Lamu, Taveta, Loitoktok, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kakamega, Bungoma, Malaba, Busia, Kisii, Migori, Kericho, Wilson, Embakasi, JKIA, Times Tower.
Rights asserted
Freedom of association: Constitution Art.41(2)(c), Labour Relations Act Sec.4 (2007), Trade Unions Act Sec.16, ILO Convention 87 via old Sec.80. Right to choose your union — the 12 Jun 2002 rebuttal point.
How TCU would work
Member-run specific union: own constitution, branches, audited dues only after registration and recognition. See Phase 4.
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