HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari Stories

Accountants, doctors, lawyers and engineers biggest defaulters of HELB loans – CEO Geoffrey Monari
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

According to HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari, accountants top the list of non-payment, with only 11 per cent of the active ones repaying their loans. Out of...

Over 71,000 HELB defaulters blacklisted as Sh35 billion debt threatens student loans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 11, 2025

Helb CEO Geoffrey Monari warned that the Sh35 billion in defaults could have been enough to fund at least 289,000 university and college students for...

HELB seeks powers to freeze bank accounts of 316,000 loan defaulters
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari warned that rising loan defaults threaten the sustainability of the fund, which for the last 27 years has supported students...

MPs demand rescue plan for struggling HELB, Jomo Kenyatta Foundation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2025

HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari told the committee that the board is grappling with a sharp rise in loan defaults, which is undermining the sustainability of...

HELB streamlines loan repayments for both local and overseas borrowers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

Beneficiaries can now use the WorldRemit platform to settle their student loans from anywhere in the world.

Over 300,000 graduates yet to repay HELB loans, deepening funding crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 09, 2025

The CEO also addressed complaints from students over the amounts they qualify for when applying for loans and scholarships, saying the issue often ste...

Education ministry defends new University Funding Model despite legal uncertainty
Charles Adinda  |  Mar 21, 2025

PS Muganda reassured the Committee that the government was actively working to resolve the legal challenges surrounding the model.

Former Universities Fund CEO Geoffrey Monari appointed new Helb boss
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

Monari takes over from Charles Ringera, whose decade-long tenure ended in December last year.

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