[This is the second time this year that the lecturers have downed their tools, with the move set to affect students who are sitting for their exams.]
Lecturers made good their threat to down their tools, demanding full implementation of their Sh10 billion collective bargaining agreement.
This means learning in all public universities will be paralysed, affecting most students who were to start their end of semester exams.
The strike comes a few months after one that paralysed learning in January, affecting the first semester of many students.
“The strike will not be called off until the Sh10 billion CBA is implemented in full and not in phases,” Mr Wasonga said.
Wesonga further dismissed claims by Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i that the CBA was to be implemented in phases.
“I challenge the CS to produce documents as evidence signed by both the government and the union showing that the CBA was to be implemented in phases,” said the official.
“We have a letter from Education Principal Secretary showing that the CBA was to be implemented in full and we will not accept anything less than that,” added Mr Wasonga.
According to the CBA that ended the 54-day strike in February, senior lecturers are to earn Sh111,753, up from Sh94,215, and the highest paid in the category currently getting Sh135,243 will earn Sh160,418.
An associate professor earning Sh122,956 will get Sh145,508, with the highest getting Sh204,684, up from Sh172,960.
A professor earning Sh144,672 will earn Sh171,207 and the highest paid will get Sh250,592, up from Sh211,753.
The strike will affect learning in at least 33 public universities and their constituent colleges across the country with more than 500,000 students.