Varsity dons threaten to down tools over pay

Public universities lecturers have now threatened to down tools if the government fails to implement their 2013-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Secretary General, Constantine Wasonga, says they are still hoping the CBA will be implemented by Friday, June 30 when the strike is scheduled to take effect.

According to the CBA that is set to cost the government Ksh 6 billion, lecturers will get a 17.5 per cent increase in basic salaries and a 3.9 per cent hike on house allowance across the board.

The CBA was signed on March 13 this year after a 3-month public lecturer’s strike that paralyzed learning in all public universities.