Nairobi — The strike by teaching staff in public universities has nothing to do with the intended scrapping of parallel degree programmes, the National Secretary General of University Academic Staff Union (UASU), Constantine Wasonga has said.
Responding to accusations by State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu who told the press Sunday that the dons were up in arms due to a raft of measures being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, among them the admission of all 2016 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates who met the university entry requirement to universities through government sponsorship, Wasonga termed Esipisu's sentiments as unfortunate saying they were diversionary tactics meant to shift attention from real issues.
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