Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum

Also known as: IPUCCF

Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum — body representing public university employers in negotiations over the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement with staff unions.

2026-08-032026-10-23

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October 2026
22 OctCitizen Digital
… The nationwide strike began on October 2, 2026, after negotiations between the Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU), the Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) collapsed. …
Parliament urges government to end 20-day university lecturers’ strike
22 OctCapital News
… The petitioners accuse the Ministry of Education and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) of failing to honour commitments made in previous return-to-work agreements intended to prevent further industrial action. …
UASU petitions Parliament on stalled university staff CBA as lecturers’ strike continues
14 OctThe Standard
… The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), KUSU and the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) began the strike on October 2 after negotiations with the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum collapsed. …
No deal, no classes as lecturers warn strike could last for months
5 OctCitizen Digital
… The strike by members of the Universities' Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) followed the collapse of talks between the unions and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF). …
CS Migos urges lecturers to resume teaching, promises swift CBA implementation
2 OctCitizen Digital
… The strike by members of the Universities' Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) follows the collapse of talks between the unions and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF). …
University lecturers begin nationwide strike over 2025–2029 CBA
2 OctCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 2 — Lecturers and other staff in public universities have begun a nationwide strike after their unions rejected a counter-offer by the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) over the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). …
Lecturers and University Staff Down Tools Over 2025–2029 CBA Dispute
2 OctThe Standard
Teaching and learning in public universities is set to be disrupted from Friday after three university staff unions rejected a counter-offer by the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) and called on their members to withdraw their labour. …
University staff unions reject pay offer, call nationwide strike from Friday
2 OctThe Standard
Teaching and learning in public universities is set to be disrupted from Friday after three university staff unions rejected a counter-offer by the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) and called on their members to withdraw their labour. …
Why university staff unions have rejected pay offer
September 2026
26 SeptThe Standard
… hich is intended to address the welfare of university workers. “Despite our continued goodwill and numerous meetings and attempts to resolve these disputes through negotiations, social dialogue and administrative channels, the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum …
KUSU issues seven-day strike notice over delayed CBA
19 SeptThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has given the government and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) one month to break the deadlock over the 2025–2029 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). …
UASU gives one-month ultimatum over pay deal standoff

Politics

Parliament urges government to resolve 20-day university lecturers' strike

The News

The National Assembly has called on the Executive to urgently intervene and end the ongoing university lecturers' strike, which continues to disrupt learning in public universities. The strike, now in its 20th day, centres on the implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the Ministry of Education says it is engaging stakeholders to break the deadlock.

15 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Yesterday

Parliament urges government to resolve 20-day university lecturers' strike
The National Assembly has called on the Executive to urgently intervene and end the ongoing university lecturers' strike, which continues to disrupt learning in public universities. The strike, now in its 20th day, centres on the implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the Ministry of Education says it is engaging stakeholders to break the deadlock.
15 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
UASU petitions Parliament over stalled university staff CBA
The Universities Academic Staff Union and allied unions, representing approximately 30,000 university employees, have petitioned Parliament over the government's failure to provide funding commitment for the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, as lecturers' strike continues. The unions accuse the Ministry of Education and IPUCCF of failing to honour previous return-to-work agreements and are seeking parliamentary intervention to secure funding and address salary payments for public university employees.
18 hours ago · Capital News →

Wednesday 14 October

University lecturers maintain strike indefinitely without acceptable government offer
Kenya Universities Staff Union and allied unions have warned their nationwide strike, which began October 2 over the 2025–2029 collective bargaining agreement, will continue until the government presents an offer addressing their demands for pay adjustments, allowances, and employment benefits. The unions have rejected the government's current proposal and are demanding a counteroffer that meets their demands, while the government says it seeks an agreement that is fair to staff and affordable for universities and the State.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 5 October

Cabinet Secretary urges lecturers to end strike, promises CBA implementation
Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Migos Ogamba has called on university lecturers to resume teaching after declaring a national strike over implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, pledging that all historical arrears from previous CBAs have been paid and the government is committed to timely negotiation of the current agreement.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 2 October

University lecturers strike over 2025–2029 CBA implementation
Teaching and learning at public universities have been disrupted after members of UASU and KUSU began a nationwide strike over the implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, citing unilateral decisions on salaries, terms of service, and working conditions. The strike follows the collapse of talks between the unions and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
University lecturers, staff strike over 2025–2029 pay deal
Lecturers and staff in public universities have begun a nationwide strike after their unions rejected a counter-offer from the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum over the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The unions say the proposal fails to address key issues including salaries, allowances, medical benefits, and recruitment of additional staff, and have rejected a proposed automatic annual salary increase of four per cent as below the prevailing inflation rate.
2 October 2026 · Capital News →
University staff unions reject pay offer, strike set Friday
Three university staff unions (UASU, KUSU, and KUDHEIHA) rejected a counter-offer from IPUCCF and called for a nationwide strike beginning Friday, disrupting teaching and learning in public universities.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
University staff unions reject pay offer, announce strike
Three university staff unions (UASU, KUSU, and KUDHEIHA) have rejected a counter-offer from the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum and called on members to withdraw labour, with teaching and learning in public universities set to be disrupted from Friday.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 26 September

University workers issue strike notice over delayed wage deal
The Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) has issued a seven-day strike notice, with staff at public universities and constituent colleges set to down tools from October 2, 2026, over prolonged delays in concluding and implementing the 2025-2029 National Collective Bargaining Agreement. The union said the strike will proceed if the government and university employers fail to resolve outstanding labour disputes surrounding the agreement.
26 September 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 19 September

UASU issues one-month ultimatum on stalled pay deal
The Universities Academic Staff Union has given the government and IPUCCF one month from September 18 to table a financial counter-proposal and conclude the 2025–2029 collective bargaining agreement, citing nearly a year of stalled negotiations and growing anxiety among public university academic staff.
19 September 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 3 August

Union warns PSC retirement policy may cost UoN 70% of staff
The Universities Academic Staff Union has called on the Public Service Commission to withdraw a circular on university professor retirement age, warning it could result in the loss of up to 70 percent of the University of Nairobi's academic staff and threaten teaching, research and innovation. UASU says the PSC overturned an earlier agreement without consulting universities or academic staff, and notes conflicting court rulings have created legal uncertainty.
3 August 2026 · Capital News →