Students at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) are bracing for an extended academic disruption after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) issued a fresh seven-day strike notice to the institution’s council.
The notice, dated October 13, 2025, and signed by UASU Secretary General Dr. Constantine Wasonga, accuses TUK of failing to implement the 2013–2017 Local Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that was signed in 2019. Additionally, UASU claims that arrears from the 2012–2013 CBA, implemented in 2014, remain unsettled.
According to the union, the university has also failed to pay staff their gross salaries since July 2025, in violation of the Return-To-Work Formula signed on March 17, 2025. UASU further faulted TUK for not providing a pension scheme as required under the Retirement Benefits Act and the Employment Act 2007.
“Pursuant to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and relevant labour laws, UASU hereby issues a seven-day strike notice effective from the date of this letter,” the notice reads in part.
The union has set October 20, 2025 (Mashujaa Day) as the date when academic staff will officially withdraw their labour until all grievances are addressed.
This development comes as public universities across the country continue to reel under a month-long nationwide strike, which has already paralysed learning in 42 institutions.
In a related move, Dr. Wasonga rejected a recent offer by the Inter-Universities Councils’ Consultative Forum (IPUCCF), saying it ignored key agreements reached earlier. “The union notes with concern that the agreement has not been honoured at all,” he said in a letter to IPUCCF chairman Prof. Fred Simiyu.
If the fresh strike at TUK proceeds, students could face further academic delays even after the national strike is resolved, worsening the crisis in Kenya’s higher education sector.
