Months after the government cut short Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loans to Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students, the National Treasury has finally allocated the institution Ksh 500 million for HELB sponsorship.
The allocation, which was made in the 2024/2025 supplementary budget, was confirmed by KMTC CEO Kelly Oluoch in a statement on Thursday, March 27.
According to the CEO, students will be able to access the funds in a "few weeks" via the HELB portal after Treasury releases the funds.
Oluoch asserted that the allocation came after months of laborious efforts by the institution's management, through the Ministry of Health, which got into contact with various arms of the government, including President William Ruto, to push for the reinstitution of the programme.
