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  • University unions call off week-long strike

    University unions call off week-long strike

    The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) have called off their week-long strike after a meeting with the inter-ministerial committee led to the signing of a return to work formula.

    The agreement will see the employees in grades13A to 15A get a 7pc salary hike while those in grades 10A to 12A will get a 10pc salary increment by October this year.

    The employer is also expected to withdraw unconditionally the case in court against the staff and not victimize or take disciplinary action against those who took part in the strike.

    Retirement age for all KUSU members of staff in the teaching laboratories, and the University Librarians shall be harmonized and set at 65 years while retirement age for all academic members of staff shall be harmonized at 70 years for Graduate Assistant, Tutorial Fellow and Assistant Lecturer; and 74 years for Senior Lecturers, Associate Professors and Professor.

    A National Implementation Committee comprising representatives from both parties of the Union and the Employer shall oversee the execution of the agreed details of the Collective Bargaining Agreements.

  • UASU, KUSU accuse State of delaying CBA implementation

    UASU, KUSU accuse State of delaying CBA implementation

    Striking members of two university unions have accused the Government of delaying to implement the 2021/2025 collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

    The University’s Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) say the delay has adversely affected their working conditions.

    The strike, now in its second week, has affected learning in various universities countrywide even as the lecturers vow to stay put until the government addresses their grievances.

    At the Maasai Mara University in Narok County, the lecturers converged along the Mulot-Narok town highway in a protest meant to push the government to honor their CBA.

    UASU Narok branch Secretary General, Boniface Salambo, has called for harmonization of the staff allowances across the country, urging other charters to join the industrial action.

    Despite the recent ruling by the employment and Labour Relations Court to call off their strike and allow for dialogue the lecturers have vowed to continue with their industrial action until their grievances are addressed.