UPDATE: Matatu operators have blocked sections of Nairobi’s roads as they go on strike, leaving many Kenyans stranded. The operators have blocked sections of several major roads in Nairobi, including Thika Road, Outer Ring Road, and Waiyaki Way, as they go on strike. Nationwide transport paralysis is expected this Monday, February 2, 2026, as a
The National Assembly Committee on Education has stepped in to mediate the long-running lecturers’ strike, holding a high-level meeting with university union leaders and government officials in a bid to end the impasse over the implementation of the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Chaired by Tinderet MP Julius Melly, the session brought together Treasury Cabinet