Kenyatta University students to resume classes on May 7

Kenyatta University (KU) students have been instructed to report back to the institution on May 7 after lecturers signed commitment letters to resume teaching.

A statement from the Deputy Vice Chancellor John Okumu said the universities academic activities will now resume and be completed as planned.

“The university has made necessary arrangements to ensure continuation of lectures for the second semester 2017/2018,” Prof. Okumu said.

Students from different universities across the country took to the streets earlier this month to express their frustration after lecturers downed their tools on March 1.

The strike is the third of its kind in one year and has seen students take longer than they should to complete their courses due to disruption of classes.

The learning facility becomes the second institution to recall its students after lecturers from Technical University also ended their strike on Monday, April 30.

Lecturers across the country, through the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) are demanding that the Government give them a counter offer for the 2017-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement.