Lecturers from the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) issued a notice to down their tools on Tuesday, January 14, should the government fail to address their grievances.
Speaking to the press on Sunday, January 12, the university dons demanded the government to pay their December 2024 salaries immediately. "We are therefore demanding that the government through the Ministry of Education and the University Council pay our members their December 2024 salaries immediately and also address other issues related to financial obligations of the employer," TUK officials said.
The dons warned that failure to have their grievances addressed, TUK University would face an imminent shutdown.
Technical University of Kenya (TUK) Management Board members during a joint meeting with the members of the University Council on September 8, 2023 Photo TUK The lecturers further vowed to paralyze operations and instead hold a procession to present their issues to the National Assembly, the Treasury, and the Ministry of Education. "Further to this, we shall hold a major beacon to deliver petitions to the National Assembly, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Education on a Tuesday, 14th of January 2025," the lecturers added. "We don't have the energy to take in anything beyond what we have requested," the University lecturers added asserting their demand for their grievances to be resolved quickly.
