How to apply 2019/2020 First time Undergraduate HELB Loan 2019/2020 First time Undergraduate HELB Loan Documents required and Deadline for application Undergraduate Student HELB Loan 2019/2020 High Education Load Board (HELB) has invited 2018 Students who were successfully placed by Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) within the East African Community directly from […]

Blow to University Students as Govt Slashes HELB Funds Govt Slashes HELB Funds by large Margin The government has slashed the amount of money awarded to the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) by Ksh4 billion, awarding Ksh12.6 billion to the agency in the 2019/20 financial year. HELB, which pays fees for more than 45 percent […]

Only 72,000 admitted to Public and Private universities to benefit from the Sh3.2 billion Public and Private universities to benefit from Helb Loan  Barclays Bank MD Jeremy Awori hands over a dummy cheque for the Barclays Scholarship Programme to Helb CEO Charles Ringera, on Tuesday. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The scramble for Sh3.2 billion higher education […]

Call for first time 2018-2019 undergraduate HELB loan application 2018-2019 undergraduate HELB loan application deadline The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) invites applications for the first time 2018-2019 Undergraduate Loanfrom Kenyans students admitted into Government of Kenya-Sponsored or Self-Sponsored programs. We therefore request our Students who are eligible to take this opportunity and apply. Eligible Students: […]

Scrap interest on Helb loans to Jobless youth MP says Scrap interest on Helb loans to Jobless youth Keter wants charges waived until graduates get jobs In Summary Most graduates remain jobless up to three years or more after graduation Helb levies penalty of Sh5,000 monthly on defaulters in on top of interest CONCERNED Nominated MP […]

University Loans: How HELB Is Locking Young People Into A Cycle Of Poverty How HELB Is Locking Young People Into A Cycle Of Poverty Student Debt is Harmful in the Long-term image from  The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) was created to lend a hand to disadvantaged students, however, it has ended up throwing away […]

Senator Pleads For HELB Loan Defaulters HELB Loan Defaulters in Kenya Senate Deputy Speaker, Prof. Kithure Kindiki has asked Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Dr. Amina Mohamed to go slow on individuals who have defaulted on Higher Education Loans’ Board (HELB) loans. Prof. Kindiki who is the Tharaka Nithi Senator instead asked government to establish a […]

Low wages, unemployment to blame for HELB loans crisis Low income for helb beneficiary in Kenya “Most of the graduates don’t have jobs. It is not easy to get a job immediately after graduating. Going for people with informal jobs is unfair”/FILE By JEREMIAH WAKAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 22 – The announcement by Education Cabinet Secretary Amina […]

Helb seeks 440,000 loan defaulters to pay Sh52.1 billion Helb loan defaulters Hunted In Summary • In its 2019-23 strategic plan, Helb board says the graduates are reluctant to pay despite their loans having matured for repayment • Only 150 000 graduates are repaying their Sh 23.6 billion loans. OUR RIGHTS: University of Nairobi students demonstrate over […]

67,000 Helb Loanees risk blacklisting Helb Beneficiaries blacklisted Students queuing at HELB offices in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG   More than 67,000 beneficiaries of the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) financing risk being listed with the Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs) over unpaid student loans estimated at Sh6.5 billion. Helb Tuesday gave beneficiaries of the State […]