Higher Education Funding model,Higher Education Loans Board Stories
HELB has processed over 109,000 funding requests from new students that had been delayed due to a High Court ruling in December 2024, which temporaril...
The financial query comes at a time when the state department is grappling with myriad financial challenges in the higher education subsector.
According to the KMTC CEO, the lack of funding placed a significant burden on students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
HELB has periodically introduced such waivers to encourage loan repayment among former beneficiaries who have struggled to meet their financial obliga...
The university's accreditation follows approval from the CUE, which had raised concerns about the legitimacy of institutions offering unrecognised deg...
Monari takes over from Charles Ringera, whose decade-long tenure ended in December last year.
The CS said the Presidential taskforce reviewing the 2023 model is finalising its recommendations to ensure equitable financing.
Only Sh86.83 billion has been allocated for scholarships, loans, and capitation, against a required Sh145.54 billion.
Kenya Association of Private Universities warns that the financial strain is affecting the operations of private universities, which are struggling to...
The CS confirmed the release and noted that each student will receive between Sh40,000 and Sh60,000.
Nyakang'o urged counties to ensure compliance with these legal provisions to promote prudent use of public funds.
While the government has pledged to refine the system, trust among students, parents, and stakeholders remains low.
According to UASU Organising Secretary Onesmus Maluki, the government consented to a salary increase for lecturers, which would be retroactive from Oc...
The government says it will require Sh990 billion annually to fund higher education students.
Oduor noted that the model avoids a uniform funding approach that provides equal support to all students.
The activists say that the presidential directive that instituted the funding model is an illegality, unconstitutional and an attempt to usurp Parliam...
Civil society group points out that previous administrations have formed similar committees, but no meaningful changes resulted from them.
Education CS Ogamba on Wednesday had a difficult time defending the MTI system, which uses data to classify students into different categories for fin...
During his campaign, Ruto made bold promises aimed at transforming the education system, ensuring accessibility, quality, and equity across the board.
The student leaders have now issued the government a 30-day notice to address their concerns, including the abolition of Bands 4 and 5,
Kenya University Students Association (KUSA) Secretary General, Bonface Ododa, issued a call to action in a letter addressed to all university student...
The VCs they said the new model has saved the institutions that have been grappling with massive financial challenges from collapsing.
Ruto said that in the new model, students living with disability will be paying only 5 per cent of the college fees as opposed to 25 per cent that suc...
Ruto said that those who appealed will get their feedback after two weeks after the process has concluded.
The President added that he has only added one band to the existing four, to make them five.
Videos circulating on social media showed students barricading the highway with bonfires and stones. The students used whistles and vuvuzelas to stop...
The petitioners had sued the Universities Fund, Higher Education Loans Board, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Kenya Universities and...
This systematic failure threatens to undermine the very goal the model was designed to achieve, placing the higher education sector in jeopardy.
