HELB to Work With KRA to Recover Loans
HELB insists that there has been progress in terms of loan repayments and collections, with the total amount of default loans now standing at Ksh20 billion...
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The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is partnering with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to recover outstanding student loans from individuals in the informal sector.
- Over 380,000 beneficiaries have defaulted on their HELB loans.
- Key figures involved include HELB Chairperson Ekwee Ethuro and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
- The KRA's advanced data-driven systems will help identify informal earners who previously evaded loan repayments.
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