Govt Announces HELB Disbursement Date for First-Year Students
This comes as relief to students who were worried ahead of the start of the semester...
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The Kenyan government has announced that the first disbursement of HELB loans for first-year students will begin on August 15, coinciding with university openings. This follows a significant increase in the allocation for the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), aiming to address previous funding shortfalls and ensure students can access higher education.
- The allocation for HELB will rise from Ksh36 billion to Ksh41 billion.
- Education CS Julius Ogamba confirmed the phased release of funds.
- Ksh13 billion is allocated for tuition, and Ksh16.9 billion for scholarships via the Universities Fund, benefiting an estimated 201,695 first-year university students and over 237,000 TVET trainees.
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The Kenyan government has announced that the first disbursement of HELB loans for first-year students will begin on August 15, coinciding with university openings. This follows a significant increase in the allocation for the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), aiming to address previous funding shortfalls and ensure students can access higher education. Concurrently, the government has announced a reduction in university fees for all public university academic programmes, effective September 1, 2025. This major reduction under a student-centred funding model aims to ease the financial burden on students and families, ensuring affordable and accessible quality higher education.
