By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorLearning in 31 public universities will continue to be paralysed after the lecturers' union rejected the government's salary offer. The Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) on Monday dismissed the 1.75 per cent basic salary increase for four years and zero per cent raise on house allowance deal. "Following a careful review and examination of IPUCCF’s document, Uasu considers the latest document as not a counter-proposal at all; Uasu categorically rejects it, and would like to draw your attention to the following: The document ignores and does not address the issues in the 2017-2021 CBA proposal," Uasu Secretary General Constantine Wasonga said. On mortgages and car loans, the proposal states that individual university councils will negotiate with their respective Uasu chapters. NEGOTIATIONIt further states that individual university councils and their Uasu chapters will initiate and conclude structured negotiations on other terms and conditions of service.

Source: Daily Nation May 14, 2018 17:03 UTC