Kenyatta University (KU) employees are yet to receive their October salaries.
The learning institution relies on monthly recurrent grants from the Ministry of Education to pay salaries and wages which are yet to be delivered.
In an Internal memo dated Monday, November 7, the acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Professor Paul Okemo, explained that the holdup was caused by a delay in monthly capitation by the Ministry of Education.
“As you may be aware, the University relies heavily on monthly recurrent grants from the Ministry of Education to pay salaries and wages,”
“We wish to confirm that we are yet to receive the October 2022 capitation to enable us pay the October salaries,” Okemo said.
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In a separate memo dated Tuesday, October 25, the institution also announced plans to shut down its television station, Kenyatta University Television (KU TV), stopping all live and recorded shows with immediate effect due to the cash-flow problems.
Kenyatta University (KU) is estimated to have employed over 3,200 workers, both staff and administrative workers who are all affected by the hitch.
KU is one of Kenya’s biggest public universities, attracting thousands of students annually.