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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. 

Photo credit: Evans Habil| Nation Media Group

By  HILLARY KIMUYU

Chaos on Monday 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.

Photo credit: Evans Habil| Nation Media Group

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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.