Audio By Vocalize
Universities Academic Staff Union, University of Nairobi chapter secretary George Osanjo addresses the media in Nairobi on August 3, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
The Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) has warned that the University of Nairobi stands to lose up to 70 per cent of its academic workforce within five years if the government proceeds to implement the policy lowering the retirement age for lecturers and professors.
The union is demanding the immediate withdrawal of a Public Service Commission (PSC) circular, saying it could trigger mass retirements and cripple teaching, research and innovation at the country’s oldest public university.
Addressing the media on Monday, Uasu, University of Nairobi chapter, condemned the circular dated March 2, 2026, and its subsequent addendum of April 28, which lowers the retirement age of professors from 74 to 70 years, and that of senior lecturers and other academic staff from 70 to 65.
