Lecturers' strike Stories
The private sector is urging universities to explore innovative funding approaches, including endowment funds and public–private partnerships (PPPs) t...
Aden Duale noted that maternal and newborn services were among the worst affected as public hospitals scaled down operations during the industrial act...
UASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga confirmed that the unions had accepted a two-phase payment plan, to be completed by June 2026.
The university administration has appealed for patience and cooperation, promising to resume academic activities promptly once normal operations can c...
On the contentious 2017-21 arrears, unions initially cited Sh7.94 billion, while the Salaries and Remuneration Commission placed the figure at Sh624 m...
Under the plan, Sh2.16 billion will be paid out in the 2025-26 financial year. This will be followed by two equal instalments of Sh2.80 billion in 202...
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna condemned what he termed the “persistent and systemic non-payment” of allowances to teachers, saying the delays have deep...
UASU and KUSU maintain that no negotiations will take place unless the government first pays the full amount and signs a binding return-to-work formul...
Under the agreement, the Kiambu County Government will immediately disburse one month of withheld salaries along with October 2025 pay, while the rema...
Lecturers have rejected a Sh3.1 billion counter-offer proposed by SRC and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF), calling...
The prolonged strike has left many residents without access to healthcare, worsening the county’s existing drug shortages and overburdening private fa...
KMA emphasised that the protracted strike constitutes a violation of residents’ constitutional right to the highest attainable standard of health, as...
In a letter dated October 21 to SRC Acting Secretary and CEO Margaret Njoka, UASU Secretary-General Constantine Wasonga said the union had declined th...
The Technical University of Kenya began its own protest after issuing interdiction letters to more than 40 academic staff participating in the strike....
The petitioner claimed that the county had gone further to publish the names of shortlisted candidates and invite public comments by October 10, sugge...
Technical University of Kenya Vice Chancellor Benedict Mutua confirmed that his institution has already taken disciplinary action.
KMPDU Secretary-General Davji Atellah urged MPs to summon Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and other county officials over what the union terms persis...
The strike, led by members of the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN), had left health facilities across the county understaffed, with critical serv...
KMPDU Secretary General Dr Davji Atellah said the strike is the result of repeated failures by the county to meet court orders issued last year.
Union leaders walked out of the meeting, accusing the government of failing to honour commitments on outstanding salary arrears under the 2017–2021 Co...
The staff argue that the delay in implementing the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) has created financial strain for thousands of emplo...
University unions have urged Parliament to compel Treasury and Education Ministry to release Sh7.9 billion in unpaid salary arrears, warning that lect...
During a march outside the University of Nairobi on Wednesday, UASU National Chairperson Grace Nyongesa said lecturers would not return to work until...
Acting CEO Dr Richard Lesiyampe said the surge in critically ill patients has placed immense pressure on the hospital’s maternity and newborn units, w...
KUSU Secretary General Charles Mukhwaya accused Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba of mishandling the negotiations and undermining a court ruli...
Doctors in Kiambu County have been on strike for the past four months, demanding salaries that are seven months overdue.
A section of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) officials said the directive was an attempt to silence teachers ahead of the...
Only 14 per cent of low-income countries have policies mandating continuing professional development for primary school teachers.
According to Treasury CS John Mbadi, the government released the agreed Sh4.3 billion to universities and a further Sh2.7 billion this year.
