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Universities, ministry clash over disputed Sh7.7 billion arrears

By Mike Kihaki | 5mos ago

UASU Secretary General Dr Constantine Wasonga (Centre) leads union leaders at a press conference over desputed arrears on October 14, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Public universities and the Ministry of Education are at odds after the government rejected a discovery that it owes lecturers Sh7.7 billion.

The conflict reopens a long-standing dispute over the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

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