Charles Mukhwaya
KenyapoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Charles Mukhwaya is the Secretary General of the Kenya Universities Staff Union (Kusu), an organization that advocates for the rights and welfare of university staff in Kenya. Recently, he has been in the news for opposing the Vice Chancellors' attempts to change human resource policies without the approval of university councils, emphasizing that such changes are illegal and undermine the established governance framework of academic institutions.
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KUSU Secretary General Dr Charles Mukhwaya said the union had exhausted negotiations, social dialogue and other administrative channels aimed at resolving the dispute.
KUSU issues seven-day strike notice over delayed CBAKenya· 2026-09-26Charles Mukhwaya has accused public university vice chancellors of poor governance and a lack of transparency.
KUSU blames varsity stalemate on poor governance by vice chancellorsKenya· 2025-11-04
Charles Mukhwaya is the KUSU Secretary General who addressed the press at Uniafric House.
Varsities, unions set for talks over stalled CBAsKenya· 2025-10-07
Charles Mukhwaya is the KUSU Secretary General participating in the discussions about the lecturers' strike.
The Sh7.9 billion stalling university lecturers strike talksKenya· 2025-10-02
Charles Mukhwaya is the KUSU Secretary General who spoke at the press conference.
University lecturers strike talks stall amid Sh7.9b standoffKenya· 2025-10-02Charles Mukhwaya is the Secretary General of the Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) and has spoken about the ongoing strike for lecturers' salary arrears.
Learning across public universities paralysed as lecturers' strikeKenya· 2025-09-17
Charles Mukhwaya, Secretary-General of the Kenya University Staff Union, warned of an imminent nationwide shutdown by academic staff due to government inaction.
Union blames government for varsity crises, delays, and debtKenya· 2025-07-29
Kusu Secretary General Charles Mukhwaya emphasized that VCs and principals of constituent colleges lack the legal authority to develop human resource instruments without council approval.
Universities, unions clash over human resource policiesKenya· 2025-03-06