Kenyan university students are losing patience as their education hangs in the balance, with the government and lecturers locked in a salary dispute that has kept classrooms empty.
University of Nairobi students took to the streets , blocking sections of Waiyaki Way and Uhuru Highway with burning tyres and stones to demand an end to the ongoing lecturers’ strike.
The students called on the government to resolve the dispute over the implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which has stalled learning in public universities since lecturers began their strike on October 2.
The strike has disrupted examinations and academic programmes, leaving students uncertain about when they will resume classes. Student leaders have also called for Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba to resign over the government’s handling of the crisis.
Meanwhile, the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) maintains that lecturers will not return to work until their demands are addressed, putting thousands of students at risk of further academic delays.
