Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has indefinitely suspended classes due to an ongoing nationwide strike by university staff, forcing all non-exempt students to vacate the campus by November 2, 2025. This closure adds to the growing disruption in Kenya's 39 public universities amidst a standoff over salary arrears.

• The strike, now in its sixth week, is over Sh7.76 billion in arrears from the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• The decision was made by the University’s Senate on October 30, 2025, following disruptions caused by the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU).
• Students in clinical rotations, those from JKUAT TVET Institute, Mombasa and Nakuru campuses, JKUAT/KESRA students, and postgraduate students conducting research are exempt from the suspension.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has announced its indefinite closure, ordering most students to vacate the campus by Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 4:00 pm, due to a prolonged lecturers' strike.

• The closure was resolved by the Senate on Thursday, October 30, 2025, following a seven-week long strike by members of the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU).
• The directive was issued by Robert Kinyua, Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs, suspending all academic programmes immediately.
• Seven categories of students, including those on clinical rotations and postgraduate students conducting research, are exempt from vacating the university premises.

The National Treasury has approved a Sh7.76 billion payout plan for salary arrears owed to Kenyan public university staff, aiming to end a month-long strike. The payment for the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) arrears will be disbursed in three instalments.

• The first instalment of Sh2.16 billion will be paid in the current 2025/26 financial year, with subsequent payments of Sh2.8 billion each in 2026/27 and 2027/28.
• Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi confirmed the phased payment, while Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba noted that Sh7.03 billion of the 2021–2025 CBA arrears has already been paid.
• Union leaders have rejected the phased payment, insisting on a one-off lump-sum settlement, which has prolonged the strike impacting learning and examinations across 39 public universities.