Kenyan university lecturers will return on November 2 after UASU agreed a KSh 20 billion deal with the government, ending a 26-day strike over pay talks.
The Universities Academic Staff Union announced a KSh 20 billion financial agreement with the government after a three-hour meeting on October 28The strike, which began on October 2 over stalled CBA negotiations, paralysed learning across public universities for 26 daysUASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga directed students to return to campus ahead of Monday, November 2 classesPAY ATTENTION: Mark TUKO.co.ke as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!
University lecturers across Kenya are set to return to classrooms Monday, November 2, after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) reached a KSh 20 billion financial agreement with the government to end a strike that has disrupted public university education for nearly four weeks.
UASU officials in a past presser. Photo: UASU. Source: TwitterUASU secretary general Constantine Wasonga made the announcement on Wednesday, October 28, following a three-hour meeting with Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba.
Wasonga also acknowledged the contribution of National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo in unlocking the deadlock.
Wasonga said the union would formally call off the industrial action on Friday, October 30, at 3 pm, when the deal is expected to be signed.
