The Kenyan government has significantly increased funding for higher education, allocating Ksh.41 billion to the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) for the 2025/2026 academic year. This increase aims to ensure all eligible students have access to financial support for their studies.

• The total funding for HELB has increased by Ksh.5 billion, from Ksh.36 billion to Ksh.41 billion.
• Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba announced the fund increase and detailed the disbursement plans.
• Ksh.13 billion has already been released for tuition and upkeep, with Ksh.16.9 billion allocated to the Universities Fund for scholarships.
• HELB loans for first-year university students will be disbursed starting August 15, 2025.
• As of July 31st, 129,403 university students and 60,976 TVET trainees had applied under the Student-Centred Funding Model (SCFM).
• Applications for support close on August 31, 2025.