Varsity workers unions seal deal with government, end one-week strike
Universities Academic Staff Union Secretary General Constantine Wesonga (center) with lecturers of Technical University of Kenya on September 18, 2024 during the first day of the university lecturer’s nationwide strike.
Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group
University workers unions and the government have signed a return-to-work formula.
The deal that was brokered by the Ministry of Labour effectively ends the one-week strike.
Lecturers and other staff in public universities have signed a return-to-work formula with the government, effectively ending the one-week strike that had paralysed operations across public universities.
As part of the deal, workers in job grades 13A, 14A and 15A will get a 7 per cent pay increase on their basic salary while those in job grades 10A, 11A, and 12A will have their basic salaries go up by 10 per cent.
