Kenyatta University has announced a suspension of salaries for staff on contract due to what it terms a decline in revenue attributed to the Covid-19 outbreak which has paralysed services in higher learning institutions.

‘Since the University has not resumed operations and there are no income generating activities taking place, the management is finding it difficult to pay salaries to this category of staff,” reads the internal memo.

Kenyatta University now joins Kisii University and Egerton University which have announced pay cut for their staff due to coronavirus pandemic.

On Monday, Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) vice-chairman Joseph Mberia warned higher learning institutions against deducting staff salaries.

“The university management board resolved that … staff in grade One to Four receive full net salary while those in grades Five to 19 will get 60 per cent of their net pay and the balance will be settled as soon as funds are available,” Prof Mwonya said.