The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a fresh notice of industrial action that could cripple learning at the University of Nairobi, just days after the High Court ordered the immediate reinstatement of Professor Amukowa Anangwe as the chairperson of the university council.
In their latest demands, the lecturers have urged the government to act swiftly, warning that unchecked mismanagement could bring the institution to its knees.
According to UASU, if no corrective measures are taken, they will proceed with the strike they had initially threatened on February 25 this year. "Those given the mandate to manage the University of Nairobi have decided to weaken the governance of the university so that they can exploit it and be used to dish out land,'' a statement from the UASU Nairobi University chapter stated in part. Education CS Julius Ogamba(pointing) during a meeting with the representatives of the University Academic and Staff Union(UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) on March 5, 2025 at his office in Nairobi.
Photo Ministry of Education "We are concerned that the university will not be there if the situation continues as it is in the next month." Further, they are demanding that the government dissolve the entire university council, as recommended by the Parliamentary Committee on Education.
