The University of Nairobi (UoN) has directed all students to return to campus following the conclusion of the lecturers’ strike that had disrupted learning for nearly two months.
In a notice released on Friday, November 7, 2025, the university announced that studies will resume on Monday, November 10, 2025, marking the official reopening of the 2025/2026 academic year.
According to the statement issued by the University Senate, the directive applies to all students who were in session as of September 2025.
“The University of Nairobi Senate wishes to inform all students who were in session in September 2025 that resumption of studies for the 2025/2026 Academic Year is Monday, 10th November 2025. Kindly purpose to resume your studies promptly,” the notice read.
UoN issues directive to students
The university also reminded students that they must clear all outstanding fee balances before being allowed to attend lectures, sit for examinations, or participate in any academic activities.
“All students are informed that all fees balances are payable at the resumption date. No student shall be allowed into lectures, examinations or participate in activities which have not been fully paid for in accordance with Statute XXX,” the announcement stated.
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UoN joins other public universities that have since informed students to return to class following the end of the seven-week nationwide lecturers’ strike.
At the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Prof. Robert Kinyua, directed students to report back on Friday, November 7, 2025, with classes resuming on Monday, November 10, 2025.
Similarly, Kenyatta University (KU) Academic Registrar Bernard Kivunge announced that all activities for the first semester of the 2025/2026 academic year will resume on Monday, November 10, 2025.
The resumption of learning across public universities follows the decision by university staff unions to call off their 49-day strike, reached after an agreement with the government on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
End of strike
UASU Secretary General Constantine Wesonga said the unions had secured a government commitment to settle the outstanding Ksh7.9 billion owed under the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in two installments.
“The government will disburse the first tranche of Ksh3.8 billion between November and December 2025, with the remaining balance to be paid by July 2026,” Wesonga explained.
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The industrial action, which began in September, had paralyzed operations at public universities nationwide, leaving thousands of students unable to attend classes or complete their programs. Wesonga assured students that lecturers are committed to recovering the lost time and completing the syllabus.
“I want to apologise to the comrades for the 42 plus days they have lost. However, our members have committed that they are going to recover the lost time fully,” he stated during the announcement.
The agreement also included a framework for negotiating the 2025–2029 CBA, which is expected to be concluded within the next 30 days.
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