The seven-week strike by Kenyan university lecturers has ended after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Inter-Public Universities Councils’ Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) signed a Return-to-Work Formula. The agreement ensures full pay, no victimization for striking staff, and outlines new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) timelines.

• All withheld salaries and benefits for September and October 2025 are to be released by Monday, November 10.
• The agreement guarantees reinstatement of all staff and protection from victimization, with all disciplinary actions initiated during the strike withdrawn unconditionally.
• A total of Sh2.73 billion in Phase Two arrears under the 2021–2025 CBA has been settled.
• Negotiations for the 2025–2029 CBA are to be fast-tracked within 30 days.

Egerton University and Pwani University have announced their closure due to the ongoing lecturers' strike, following in the footsteps of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). This development comes as tertiary institutions across Kenya face disruptions, though there are hints the strike may soon end.

• Egerton University directed students to vacate by Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 2pm, exempting medicine, law, postgraduate, and international students.
• Pwani University issued a similar directive for students to vacate by Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
• The strike is currently in its seventh week, but Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Secretary General Constantine Wasonga indicated a willingness to review the industrial action after a mediation meeting with the National Assembly’s Education committee and the Ministry of Education regarding a phased payout of Ksh7.9 billion owed to lecturers.

University staff unions in Kenya have ended their 49-day strike after reaching an agreement with the government. The deal involves the release of Sh7.8 billion to settle salary arrears and implement parts of the 2021–2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

• The Sh7.8 billion will be paid in two tranches: November 2025 and July 2026.
• Unions involved include Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU), and Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA).
• UASU Secretary-General Constantine Wasonga stated the government's offer was accepted in good faith, paving the way for immediate resumption of learning in all public universities.