UoN students block Waiyaki Way, demand end to lecturers’ strike
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 — University of Nairobi students on Wednesday blocked sections of Waiyaki Way with burning tyres and stones, disrupting traffic as they protested a prolonged lecturers’ strike that has paralysed learning in public universities.
The demonstrators called for the immediate resolution of the labour dispute, warning that the continued closure of classrooms was disrupting their academic programmes and leaving students idle.
“We want to go to class as soon as possible. That is why we are on the streets today,” a third-year student said, adding that students were suffering from the prolonged disruption.
