The Chuka University Students Association (CUSA) announced that it expects classes to restart on Monday, Oct. 19, despite the ongoing nationwide lecturers’ strike.

CUSA speaker Odero David said the association will not allow the strike to derail the graduation of the Class of 2026, scheduled for Nov. 20.

Students claim they have endured prolonged academic disruptions and are being used as bargaining tools, incurring costs such as rent while unable to attend classes.

CUSA gave the Chuka University chapter of the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) one week to join the nationwide strike, but insisted that lecturers must return to teaching to protect the academic calendar.

The student body called for an immediate return‑to‑work arrangement and urged any lecturers wishing to continue industrial action to do so away from university grounds.

The strike, which began on Oct. 2, follows stalled negotiations after UASU and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) rejected a KSh 12 billion government offer on Oct. 12, citing unresolved issues in the 2025‑2029 collective bargaining agreement.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba previously urged lecturers to resume teaching, noting that arrears under earlier CBAs had been cleared.