HELB Loans Will Be Out Next Week Tuesday

By | November 3, 2023
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HELB Loans will be out next week on Tuesday say CS Machogu Directive to Students.

In the wake of university student demonstrations over the delayed disbursement, the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loans for TVET and university students will be released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, November 7.

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announced in a statement on Friday that the processing of loans for first-year university students and TVETS under the new Higher Education Funding Model had been completed by HELB.

Machogu informed reporters that the Higher Education Loans Board had completed the processing of loans for first-year students in universities and TVETs under the New Higher Education Funding Model.

He also stated, “The Ministry has conveyed to the successful applicants that the funds would commence disbursement to their respective universities and student accounts starting on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.”

Students who had submitted loan applications through the Higher Education Financing Portal were requested to verify the accuracy of the bank information included in the loan applications.

The aforementioned statement is in response to a sequence of demonstrations organized by students from different academic institutions, which were sparked by the prolonged process of fund disbursement.

On Thursday, Machakos University students clashed with anti-riot officers and police officers in the streets, while also demanding that the Education Ministry take action.

Commencing at 8:00 a.m., the road leading to the university was rendered impassable due to the students’ bonfires.

In retaliation, police officers advocated for the distribution of teargas to the students.

A similar incident transpired in early October when students from Multimedia University obstructed Magadi Road, the primary entrance to Ongata Rongai Town in Kajiado County.

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