The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of arbitration mechanism on labour relations equilibrium in public education sector in Kenya with a view to instil labour relations harmony to enhance labour productivity and in turn improve performance in public education sector, achieving economic growth, and enhancing living standards and quality of life. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population of this study was 326,732 which comprised of employers (TSC staff and public universities council members), employees (academic and non academic) and the ministry of labour employees. The study population was 450 which comprised of the university registrars administration and the deputy vice chancellors administration of the 22 public universities in Kenya, TSC staff dealing with employee relations issues, the trade unions executive officers at the national level and the ministry of labour Nairobi office employees. The study used purposive sampling. This sampling approach involves selecting certain units or cases based on a specific purpose rather than randomly. In this study a census inquiry was used. The research instruments were the questionnaires. Quantitative and qualitative data was analyzed by the use of SPSS for production of graphs, tables, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. It is recommended that a lot of attention should be given to arbitration mechanisms. In most jurisdictions, arbitration is preferred as an alternative to litigation in the courts where proceedings are technically complex. This is important as it will enable the public education sector manage strikes, now ranking as one of the top problem in all sectors particularly the publiceducation sector in Kenya, and the resulting losses that they create.