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The Technical University of Kenya has suspended diploma and undergraduate examinations which had been scheduled to start on Monday, February 3-15.
In a memo to the students, academic registrar Moses Wamalwa said this has been occasioned by an ongoing strike by the teaching staff who are members of the Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (Kusu).
“Please note that the suspension takes effect immediately. Consequently, all diploma and undergraduate students are directed to vacate the University premises by 2.45 pm today Monday, February, 2025,” Wamalwa said in a memo addressed to all members of staff and student fraternity.
He said students who are residents in the halls of residence should vacate the premises by 5pm.
“Further updates will be communicated in due course,” he said. Lecturers at the TUK went on strike on January 14 protesting against delayed salaries. In their strike notice to Vice Chancellor Prof Benedict Mutua, the lecturers said they would present written petitions to the National Assembly, ministries of Finance and Education.
They said they would be joined in the strike by non-teaching staff allied to Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Education Institutions and Hospital Workers (KUDHEIHA).
On Monday when the exams were to get underway, the staff members at the university sustained their protests by holding peaceful demonstrations in the streets of Nairobi.
In a notice issued on January 20, VC Mutua had informed all government-sponsored/KUCCPS-placed students in Year One and Year Two that they are required to report to the Admissions Office to complete the registration process as part of the preparations for the exams.
“Kindly note that payment of fees is not mandatory for registration for Year One and Year Two government-sponsored students,” he said.
“However, registration and signing of the nominal roll are compulsory to be eligible to sit for the End-of-Semester Examinations, scheduled to begin on February 3, 2025. Students with less than 75 per cent class attendance are advised to defer their studies to secure future placement,” he said.