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Lecturers face sack as pay dispute paralyses varsities

Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Secretary General, Constantine Wesonga when he called on lecturers to continue with their strike until the government honours their Collective Bargaining Agreement CBA in full. October 14, 2025, Nairobi.[Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Lecturers now risk losing their jobs after participating in a strike over a pay dispute that has entered its 28th day, following the collapse of an audit to confirm the sums owed to university staff.

The Ministry of Education on Turesday,warned that public university leaders might take disciplinary action after the Employment and Labour Relations Court declared the strike illegal.

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