UoN responds to report of the University closure as lecturers’ strike begins

The University of Nairobi (UoN) has addressed claims circulating online that the institution had announced a temporary closure following the commencement of a lecturers’ industrial strike.

The claims indicated that the university would close on Friday, October 2, and that students would be required to leave the institution and make arrangements to return at a later date.

According to the circulating memo, students were also instructed to take their personal belongings with them and remain in contact with the university’s official communication channels for further updates.

However, in an update, the University of Nairobi dismissed the communication, warning students and other members of the public against relying on the memo being shared across different platforms.

The university issued a brief response to clarify the status of the purported closure notice.

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This comes days after Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) dismissed a memo circulating on social media claiming that the university had suspended academic activities ahead of a planned lecturers’ industrial action.

The fake memo claimed that the university had temporarily suspended academic activities following the planned lecturers’ strike scheduled to begin on Friday, October 2.

According to the circulating memo, all students had been directed to vacate the university campus by October 2, secure their personal belongings and return home.

The memo further claimed that students had been advised to await further communication through official university channels regarding the resumption of academic activities.

However, MMUST dismissed the communication as fake, urging students and other members of the university community to disregard it.

“Fake. Disregard,” the university directed.

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