Government seals Sh20 billion deal with UASU to end lecturers’ strike

Public university students could return to normal learning on Monday after lecturers’ union UASU agreed to a Sh20 billion package with the government to resolve a nationwide strike that has paralyzed teaching for nearly four weeks.The agreement followed negotiations between the two sides, with Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Secretary General Constantine Wasonga saying the union would formally call off the industrial action on Friday, once the negotiated terms have been documented.