By Dr. Luchetu Likaka The President’s latest acknowledgment that the university funding model is fundamentally flawed creates a glaring self-contradiction. It also vindicates the frustrations Kenyans have expressed from the very beginning. For months, students, parents, universities and education stakeholders have complained bitterly. They argue that the model is haphazardly designed, opaque in implementation and
Thousands of university and TVET students in Kenya risk missing out on funding from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) due to a growing budget shortfall in the higher education sector. Appearing before the National Assembly Education Committee, Principal Secretary for Higher Education, Beatrice Inyangala, warned that the government is struggling to meet the financial
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has opened loan applications for Kenyan nurses seeking to pursue advanced studies in specialised healthcare fields. The opportunity is being offered through the J&J Foundation Advanced Nursing Education Fund, a financing program aimed at supporting nurses who wish to advance their academic qualifications and leadership capacity in the healthcare