Govt Issues Fresh Orders to HELB Over Loan Application
The orders are set to directly impact close to a million university and TVET students...
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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has directed the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to extend the loan application deadline for university and TVET students from August 31 to Sunday, September 14. This extension offers an additional two weeks for applications, benefiting 802,159 students following the disbursement of Ksh23.1 billion in financial support.
- Ksh23.16 billion in financial support has been disbursed by the Universities Fund and HELB to 802,159 students.
- The deadline for first-year applicants has been extended to September 14, 2025 by directive of Education Secretary Julius Ogamba.
- HELB accounted for Ksh19.06 billion of the disbursed funds, while the Universities Fund provided Ksh4.1 billion in scholarships for public university students.
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Govt Extends HELB Deadline to Sep 14 and Bans Parents from School Prayer Days - August 2025
The Kenyan government has extended the application deadline for the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Universities Fund for first-year students to September 14 (5). Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba directed HELB to grant the two-week extension, which benefits 802,159 students following the disbursement of Ksh23.1 billion in financial support (2). In a separate directive related to education, the Ministry of Education has prohibited all extracurricular activities, including parental attendance at prayer days in schools, for the third term (27). This measure is intended to increase student focus ahead of the upcoming KCSE and KPSEA national examinations (27).
