- They further protested the alleged harassment by police during the Monday protest.
- The lectures said that despite the alleged harassment, they shall not relent and will continue undeterred until they are heard.
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Lecturers from various universities have come out to protest and push for the implementation of their 2021- 2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The lecturer's protests have entered the second week as students miss classes.
The lecturers have vowed not to return to work until all their demands are met by the government.
They further protested the alleged harassment by police during the Monday protest.
The dons alleged that police roughed, lobbed teargas and arrested some of them.
The lectures said that despite the alleged harassment, they shall not relent and will continue undeterred until they are heard.
The more than 800 lecturers and other employees said they would not resume work until their demands were met.
The lecturers activated their nationwide strike on Wednesday, September 18, affecting learning across all 35 public universities.
Dons and staff affiliated with the the University Academic Staff Union (Uasu) are agitated over stalled negotiations on the 2021-25 collective bargaining agreement which hasn’t been implemented since 2017
Last week, Uasu Secretary General Constantine Wasonga said the Inter-Public Universities Council Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) has been taking them in circles since September 4, 2020, when they tabled their proposals.
“So from September 4, 2020, if you are still asking for more time in 2024, think twice. Other public service employees were given seven to 10 per cent (salary increment). We are also government employees. We want the seven to 10 per cent that other public sector employees were given,” Wasonga said at the start of their strike on Wednesday.
The court, however, temporarily suspended the strike following an application filed by IPUCCF.
Justice Jacob Gakeri certified the matter as urgent and directed the parties to continue negotiating to resolve the disputed issues.
He set the mentioned date for October 2 when he will issue further directions.
In the interim, the judge stopped Uasu from calling or inciting other stakeholders to participate in any strike.