Public university lecturers hold protest march in Nairobi CBD
Public university lecturers and staff hold peaceful demonstration in the Nairobi CBD on September 24, 2025, to demand salary arrears of Sh7.9bn and a new CBA.
Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group
Public university lecturers held a peaceful protest march in the Nairobi CBD on Wednesday. At the end of the march, they petitioned Parliament, the National Treasury and the Ministry of Education over Sh7.7 billion in salary arrears and the commencement of talks on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) strike entered Day 7 as lecturers marched from the University of Nairobi (UoN) graduation square through the streets to present their petition to government offices.