Public university lecturers threaten to strike over pay

UASU National Secretery Muga K'Olale addresses lecturers from Masinde Muliro University during annual general Meeting at Shieywe Guest House in Kakamega on 17th/March/2015 . He said that university's charters are only considered once they are signed by the president. BY CHRISPEN SECHERE.

Public university workers have threatened to go on strike on January 11 next year if the Government does not give them a 300 per cent pay rise.

The University Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) yesterday said the Government has 17 days to call for negotiations over the salary increase.