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Kenya: University Dons Defy Court Orders to Halt Strike, Set to Appeal Ruling
Capital FM, 18 March 2018
University lecturers have defied a directive by the Employment and Labour Relations Court to call off the ongoing strike and instead stated they are going to appeal the ruling. Read more »
Kenyan University Staff Defy Court Order to Halt Strike
Kenya Universities Staff Union maintains that the strike will continue until the 2017-2021 collective bargaining agreement is negotiated, signed and implemented. The court ordered that the educators stop their industrial action and has given the government 30 days in which to make a counter-offer on the lecturers' bargaining agreement.
Lecturers march to Education Cabinet Secretary's office in Nairobi (file photo).
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Kenya: CS Mohamed Orders Probe Into Use of Sh4 Billion Meant for Dons' Pay
Nation, 18 March 2018
Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has ordered investigations into alleged misappropriation of Sh10 billion meant for staff salaries last year. Read more »
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Kenya: Uasu Top Organ Meets to Decide Fate of Ongoing Dons' Strike
Nation, 18 March 2018
The top decision making organ of the lecturers' union Uasu is currently holed up in a meeting to decide on whether to call off the strike or continue with the work boycott… Read more »
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Kenya: Kusu to Upscale Strike in All Public Universities
Capital FM, 18 March 2018
The Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) on Sunday vowed to upscale its strike and cause total paralysis in public universities. Read more »
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Kenya: Labour Court Stops Lecturers' Strike
Nation, 16 March 2018
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has stopped the ongoing lecturers strike and declared it unlawful as well as unprotected. Read more »
InFocus
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Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has asked striking university staff to give her ministry more time to consult with other government agencies on finding a permanent ... Read more »
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Members of various university staff unions have said they will not return to work until the government agrees to table a counter-offer to their 2017-2021 collective bargaining ... Read more »
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In its proposal, the Universities Academic Staff Union wants a graduate assistant to earn a basic salary of between U.S.$1,935 and U.S.$3,026, assistant lecturer to get between ... Read more »
