The Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) has announced plans to hold mega protests in Nairobi on Thursday, October 15, 2026, as the university lecturers’ strike continues.
In a notification dated Monday, October 12, UASU National Secretary General Dr Constantine Wasonga informed the Inspector General of Police that union members would hold a peaceful procession starting at 10am from the University of Nairobi’s Graduation Square.
The lecturers plan to march to Parliament Buildings, the National Treasury and the Ministry of Education offices before returning to the university.
According to the notice, the procession will start along University Way, then proceed to Koinange Street. Participants will cross Kenyatta Avenue to Cardinal Otunga Plaza, turn onto Kaunda Street and continue along Parliament Road and Harambee Avenue.
UASU Announces University Lecturers Procession to Parliament, Treasury and Education Ministry Amid Strike
The group will then return to the University of Nairobi’s Graduation Square.
“I wish to notify you that there will be a peaceful procession by members of the University of Nairobi Academic Staff Union (UASU). The procession will be on Thursday, 15th October, 2026 from the University of Nairobi, Graduation Square to Parliament Building, National Treasury, Ministry of Education offices and back to University of Nairobi, Graduation Square,” UASU said.
Wasonga asked the National Police Service to provide security for the demonstrators throughout the procession.
“Kindly provide us with the necessary security,” he stated in the letter addressed to the Inspector General.
The union copied the notification to the Regional Police Commander, the officers commanding Nairobi Central and Kilimani police divisions, and the officer in charge of Parliament Police Station.
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University Lecturers Reject Ksh 12B Offer as Strike Talks Collapse
The planned protests come amid a deepening dispute between university staff unions and the government over the implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
On Monday, October 12, the Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) reportedly rejected a KSh12 billion government offer aimed at ending the strike and securing the lecturers’ return to work.
The unions want the government to address the specific issues raised by university staff and fully implement the agreed terms rather than focus solely on the latest pay offer.
UASU Secretary General Dr Constantine Wasonga described the government’s proposal as inadequate and said it did not meet the union’s demands.
“The counteroffer from the government is awfully inadequate, and we have rejected it in total,” Wasonga stated.
The collapse of the talks marked another setback in efforts to resolve the dispute, with the negotiations having failed for the second time since lecturers began their nationwide strike on Friday, October 2.
The union has accused university councils, the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury of failing to honour a return-to-work formula signed on November 5, 2025.
UASU has also faulted the government for failing to present a financial counterproposal for the 2025–2029 CBA, despite negotiations having continued since last year.
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On October 5, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba urged the striking lecturers to resume work, saying the government was addressing their concerns.
Ogamba maintained that the government had cleared outstanding arrears under previous collective bargaining agreements covering the 2017–2021 and 2021–2025 periods.
“The government has committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our lecturers and has demonstrated this commitment through action. As we speak today, all arrears under the 2017-2021 and 2021-2025 CBAs have been cleared,” Ogamba stated.
Why Lecturers are Striking
The strike by members of the UASU and Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) followed the collapse of talks between the unions and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF).
The lecturers are protesting what they describe as unilateral decisions on salaries, terms of service and working conditions.
The strike by members of the Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) follows the collapse of talks between the unions and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF).
The lecturers are protesting what they describe as unilateral decisions on salaries, terms of service and working conditions.
The unions had rejected an annual salary increment of four per cent proposed by IPUCCF, insisting on the immediate implementation of the 2025–2029 CBA.
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