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Originally published by Capital Newstop
December 4, 2025
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Kindiki orders Inter-Ministerial Talks to Roll Out HELB funding for KMTC Students
The Deputy President said the Government would move with speed to formalize the arrangement, adding that he will next week convene a meeting with the Ministries of Health, Education and the National Treasury to agree on a practical and sustainable rollout mechanism. - Kenya break..
✨ Key Highlights
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has approved the inclusion of Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students into the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) support program. This decision will provide thousands of trainee health workers with access to government financial aid, with an inter-ministerial meeting scheduled next week to formalize the rollout.
- DP Kindiki will convene a meeting with the Ministries of Health, Education, and the National Treasury to establish a rollout mechanism.
- The government plans to operationalize 18 new KMTC campuses at a cost of Sh1 billion to increase training capacity.
- KMTC is central to the government’s plan for implementing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), having already deployed 107,000 community health promoters.
- Currently, 28 million Kenyans are registered under the Social Health Authority (SHA), with a goal to cover all 55 million Kenyans.
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