Lecturers and staff at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) began a strike on Thursday over delayed payment of December salaries.
The University and Academic Staff Union (UASU) said the decision followed the lapse of a notice issued on January 16.
Fred Sawenja, the TUK chapter secretary, explained that other issues contributing to the strike include the non-remittance of statutory and third-party deductions, as well as the institution's failure to replace a pension scheme six months after it was wound up. "We have petitioned Parliament over the situation at the university, and unless there is payment, we will not return to work.
This is just the beginning; we have a long way to go," Sawenja said on Thursday.
