The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has warned beneficiaries who have defaulted on the education loans that they risk being listed with the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). According to an email seen by Hivileo, HELB has started reaching out to loan defaulters, urging them to clear their outstanding balances to avoid negative CRB listing. “HELB
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