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State offers lecturers Sh20b pay deal, unions set to call off strike

By Lewis Nyaundi | 54m ago

UASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga and his KUSU counterpart Charles Mukhana address a press briefing in Nairobi on October 26, 2026. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

The month-long lecturers’ strike could end as early as Friday after the Government offered a new Sh20 billion pay deal, raising hopes of a return to normal learning in public universities.

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