By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorUniversity staff will have to wait until April or May for a pay hike after Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha maintained that the government does not have money now. Prof Magoha told the union leaders that even though the government signed a deal with them, the money was not factored into this year’s budget. Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu), which had threatened to call the strike, said the final decision will be made by the national executive council. “We met and discussed the issue but there was nothing new he (Prof Magoha) told us,” said Uasu Secretary General Constantine Wasonga. Kenya University Staff Union (Kusu) could not be reached for comments but Secretary General Dr Charles Mukhwaya had earlier on indicated that the union will be more focused on dialogue as opposed to going on strike.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 22:52 UTC