{
  "id": 9764295,
  "title": "Non-teaching university staff join lecturers in strike plan over stalled CBA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/non-teaching-university-staff-join-lecturers-in-strike-plan-over",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T10:55:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/non-teaching-university-staff-join-lecturers-in-strike-plan-over-stalled-cba/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kisumu, Kenya — The Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) has announced a seven-day strike warning, aligning with the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) in threatening nationwide industrial action over the stalled negotiations for the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). KUSU disclosed the notice during a meeting at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu, following UASU's similar seven-day strike threat for lecturers. UASU cited the failure of university councils, the Ministry of Education, and the National Treasury to honor the Return-to-Work Formula signed on November 5, 2025, as the reason for the strike, which would commence at midnight on October 2. UASU also noted the absence of a financial counter-proposal from the government for the 2025–2029 CBA. While KUSU represents non-teaching university staff, it attributed its decision to the delays in finalizing and registering its own CBA, blaming public university employers and government agencies, and urging the Ministry of Education and National Treasury to step in. KUSU Secretary-General Dr. Charles Mukhwaya highlighted the financial strain on university workers due to inflation, rising prices, and high fuel costs, questioning why other public sector employees had already negotiated and implemented their CBAs, but universities had not. The situation worsened after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) revealed on September 21 that neither the Ministry of Education nor the National Treasury had committed to funding public universities’ CBAs through the National Exchequer. UASU then emphasized that without such a commitment, it could not issue the necessary constitutional advice to facilitate financial counter-proposals. KUSU warned that the delay in negotiations had heightened frustration among university workers and threatened university operations if the dispute remains unresolved. The union gave the government seven days to return to negotiations and finalize the agreement, stating that failure to do so would disrupt university operations. KUSU also noted the gathering of officials and delegates from public universities in Kisumu to plan and mobilize workers ahead of the proposed strike on October 2.",
  "summary": "KUSU, which represents non-teaching university staff, said its decision was driven by delays in concluding and registering its own CBA.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}