Several university lecturers arrested in Nairobi CBD ahead of planned march to Parliament
Police officers arrest protesters along Harambee Avenue in Nairobi on September 23, 2024, during a protest by members of the University Academy Staff Union(UASU) and Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) over delays and nonpayment of their salaries.
Chaos on Tuesday afternoon erupted in Nairobi Central Business (CBD) after police lobbed teargas at striking lecturers.
Several members of public universities-based workers' unions, the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) were arrested as they prepared to present a petition to the Parliament, CS Treasury and CS education.
A Protester runs past teargas smoke along Harambee Avenue in Nairobi on September 23, 2024 during a protest by members of the University Academy Staff Union(UASU) and Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) over delays and nonpayment of their full salaries.
The lecturers who are on strike accuse the government of failing to adhere to the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
Public universities across the country were disrupted after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) began a nationwide strike on Wednesday, September 18.
