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Kenya: Lecturers Call Off Strike
Nation, 17 May 2018
Lecturers have called off their strike, which had paralysed learning in public universities for 76 days. Read more »
The University Academic Staff Union have decided to go back to work after negotiations at the Ministry of Labour offices, which were led by Hellen Apiyo, a conciliator from the ministry. The union however, rejected the proposed 0.44% annual salary increment vowing to "apply complementary mechanisms" to achieve the 2017-2021 pay deal which is at the root of the industrial action.
University Academic Staff Union Secretary-General Constantine Wasonga and Inter Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum Chairman Paul Kanyari exchange documents after signing a return to work formula.
Learning at Kenyatta University, Technical University of Kenya, University of Nairobi and other institutions have resumed after lecturers were forced to sign commitment letters as ... Read more »
The University of Nairobi has taken the lead by suspending 35 lecturers after they declined to return to work following the Labour Court's ruling that declared the pay strike ... Read more »
University Academic Staff Union Secretary-General, Constantine Wasonga, maintains that the strike will only be called off once a counter-offer has been tabled. The National ... Read more »
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