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Low morale among academic staff hurting gains in higher learning

Universities Academic staff Union (UASU) and Kenya Universities staff Union(KUSU) warm up for the official strike deemed for 19th January 2016 at Nairobi University Graduation square. It was a solidarity moment as they vowed to stop at nothing in this strike until negotiations are fair . Photos by : FELIX KAVII

As has become routine in dealing with industrial actions, the government appears to have conned the academics’ union into calling off their strike with little to show for the two-month campaign.

If confirmed, it will worsen the low morale among academics occasioned by recent gazettement of university councils and confusion surrounding implementation of guidelines for the appointment and promotion of academic staff.

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