A return to work formula by public universities staff was rejected by a Nairobi court until lecturers write an apology for defying an order prohibiting them from going on strike.
The consent was filed in court between Kenya universities Staff Union and the Inter- Public University Councils Consultative Forum, (IPUCCF).
“Until the University staff union writes an apology to this court, the consent will not be recognised by this court,” affirmed Justice Monica Mbaru.
According to the consent tabled before court Tuesday, the staff union agreed to call off the strike with immediate effect.
Lecturers seek withdrawal of all court cases filed against them due to the strike by the university managements as they implement a collective bargaining agreement of 2010/2013 using the modalities agreed upon.
“The employee pension contribution payments shall be computed from the Sh 7.8 billion disbursed for the collective bargaining agreement implementation,” the consent read.
According to lawyer Riunga Raiji, payment to eligible members of staff in job group one to 15 shall be effected in full on a date not later than May 30.
They further agreed that there shall be no victimisation on either party and that no employee shall suffer loss of the earnings over the period of the work stoppage.
The Cabinet Secretary for Labour, Kazungu Kambi witnessed the consent stipulating that the payment schedules shall not affect any staff.
The strike which started on the 12th of March was challenged in court by IPUCCF the same day. IPUCCF then obtained court orders outlawing the strike.
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