The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has disbursed loans to over 136,000 first-time university students for the 2025/2026 academic year under the new Student-Centred Funding Model. This move aims to ease financial burdens and ensure access to higher education for eligible students.

• 136,634 first-time university applicants will receive loan disbursements made on August 15, 2025.
• Education CS Julius Ogamba announced the successful allocation in an official notice to universities, reaffirming the government's commitment to supporting students.
• University fees per semester will now range from Ksh5,814 to a maximum of Ksh75,000, depending on financial need and program cost, coupled with HELB loans, to support students.

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has reopened applications for students seeking placements at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) for the September intake.

• Applications for diploma and certificate programmes are open from August 15 to August 28.
• KUCCPS announced the reopening on August 15, urging students to apply for the September 2025 intake.
• Students can apply for over 200 diploma and certificate courses, including Dietary and Nutrition, Physiotherapy, and Public Health via the KUCCPS portal using their KCSE index number and year.

The Kenyan Ministry of Education is currently reviewing the status of over 3,000 secondary schools with low student enrollment, considering their potential closure or conversion due to concerns over inefficient public resource utilization. Discussions with stakeholders are ongoing, and no schools have been closed yet.

• Over 3,000 secondary schools are under review due to low enrollment.
• Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok stated that discussions are ongoing, with some schools potentially converting to junior secondary schools.
• Some schools reportedly have as few as five students and up to ten teachers, raising concerns about disproportionate capitation funding amidst delays in disbursement for the free primary and secondary education programme.