Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on Saturday, March 29, revealed that first and second-year students will soon be able to file their appeals on the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) portal.
Speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony at Nyabururu National School, Ogamba stated that this move was despite the court cases currently impeding the implementation of the university funding model. "I wish to announce that Higher Education Loans Board and the University Fund will immediately open their portal to allow first and second year students willing to make appeals for loans and scholarships under the students' centre model to do so," Ogamba stated.
This comes almost two months after the Ministry of Education disbursed the Ksh3.2 billion to cater for the needs of first-year and second-year university students of the 2024/2025 academic year.
Education CS Julius Ogamba during the Inauguration of the 14th Council of Moi, January 22, 2025.
