UASU Stories
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...
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...
Lecturers have rejected a Sh3.1 billion counter-offer proposed by SRC and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF), calling...
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 report recommends urgent talks between the Ministry of Education, SRC, and university councils to reconcile figures and find resources to settle t...
Technical University of Kenya Vice Chancellor Benedict Mutua confirmed that his institution has already taken disciplinary action.
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...
KUSU Secretary General Charles Mukhwaya accused Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba of mishandling the negotiations and undermining a court ruli...
The amendments, currently facing a legal challenge, were widely seen as a strategy to help long-serving officials retain control.
As the financial dispute remains unresolved, the strike has amplified existing challenges in public universities, including crumbling infrastructure a...
The unions are demanding payment of Sh7.9 billion in arrears from the 2017–2021 CBA, full settlement of the 2021–2025 CBA, and the immediate start of...
Despite the suspension of the strike by the courts, UASU has vowed to continue industrial action until all its demands are met.
CS Ogamba said the Employment and Labour Relations Court had issued an order earlier on Thursday stopping the industrial action, pending a legally san...
CS Ogamba confirmed on Tuesday that the National Treasury had disbursed the funds, urging lecturers to suspend the strike notice issued on September 1...
UASU had issued a seven-day strike notice last week, accusing the government of failing to honour its commitments under the current CBA and demanding...
Despite efforts to hire more qualified staff, public institutions still face a shortage of PhD holders, an ageing pool of professors, and high depende...
UASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga said the government had failed to fulfil negotiated and registered CBAs, leaving lecturers with no choice b...
The parties also agreed to promote 56 lecturers who had been interviewed in December last year and to review the statute governing the appointment of...
UASU official Duncan Mukhwana said the union is aware of attempts to force lecturers back to work through threats of termination.
Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof Kiplagat Kotut, said the University is actively engaging with UASU leadership, the Ministry of Education, and other relev...
The changes, made under the authority of various sections of the Universities Act, are intended to reinforce governance, policy oversight, and institu...
The University Academic Staff Union argues that KEMRI’s decision to retire staff at 65 is unlawful and violates an existing collective bargaining agre...
