The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) reported that professionals such as accountants, doctors, lawyers, and engineers are the top loan defaulters, prompting calls for stricter recovery measures.

• Only 11% of accountants and 18% of doctors are repaying loans, with a total default amount of Ksh8 billion from graduates over 20 years ago.
• Geoffrey Monari, CEO of HELB, emphasized the challenges faced in enforcing repayment among those in private practice.
• HELB plans to collaborate with professional bodies to withhold license renewals as a recovery strategy, while indicating teachers have the highest compliance with repayments.