Lecturers say strike still on
Lecturers march to Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i's office in Nairobi on February 22, 2017. PHOTO | BRIAN MOSETI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The government offered a Sh10 billion deal that they turned down.
- They want Sh17 billion put on the negotiation table.
University Academic Staff Union (Uasu) members have insisted that the strike is still on, saying the government has not offered them terms they can accept.
Uasu vice-chairman Joseph Mberia said the negotiations held last Friday were not fruitful as they were offered an unacceptable deal.
In the deal they have rejected, the government had offered them Sh10 billion.
Of this amount, Sh4.2 billion was to go to pensions while Sh5.8 billion was to be shared among the three unions.
"What they are giving us will leave us will zero percent housing and basic salary allowance," he said.
He added that they want Sh17 billion on the negotiation table and are set to meet with Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i to demand the money.
They claimed that vice-chancellors at some universities were harassing and intimidating lecturers who want to join the strike, adding that they would raise the issue when they meet the minister.
