Striking lecturers in the past. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
The National Treasury has approved the release of Sh5.2 billion for house allowances and salaries of lecturers.
This is in a bid to end a lecturers strike that is in the third week.
Treasury Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge, granted the Ministry of Education approval to use the funds.
Move might be the first step in ending the strike that has paralyzed education in public universities.
a move that could signal the end of the strike that had paralysed learning in 31 public universities.
According to Thugge, the funds will be included in the supplementary estimates number 2 for 2017/2018 financial year.
Kenyatta University, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology have been closed due to the strike.