Step by Step Process of Checking Your HELB Loan Balance
For thousands of Kenyan students and graduates, the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) plays a crucial role in financing higher ...
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How to Apply for HELB Loans Online: Eligibility, Loans and Repayment
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is an online platform that allows students in Kenya to apply for loans, access ...
HELB Explains New Funding Formula to Be Used in the 2025 Intake
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced that it has abolished the funding model that grouped students into bands. ...
Govt Issues Notice to Students Over Ksh9.46 Billion HELB Disbursements
Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has issued an update on the disbursement of tuition fees and upkeep funds ...
HELB Has Awarded Loans to 136,634 First-Time Applicants: How to Check
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has issued a notice to students joining universities in September 2025 regarding scholarships and ...
How Kenya’s Broke Universities Can Survive Looming Collapse
It is in the public domain that many Kenyan universities, both public and private, are technically insolvent and ridden with ...
Govt Announces Date for University Students to Receive HELB in Their Bank Accounts
The government has announced a major boost in student scholarships and HELB loans, targeting learners joining universities and TVET institutions ...
Govt Lowers University Fees With Immediate Effect
The government has lowered university fees for all academic programmes effective September 1, 2025. In a statement signed by Head ...
5 Smart Ways to Move Beyond HELB Without Abandoning It
There is a familiar silence in many Kenyan homes each August: the silence after a HELB application is submitted, and ...
Lecturers in 40 Universities Threaten to Go on Strike After Mbadi’s Disclosure
The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the government, following recent remarks by the National ...
HELB to Offer Loans to Kenya Forestry College Students
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have announced a new partnership that will provide ...
HELB Reveals Plans to Change the Funding Formula Ahead of 2025 Intake
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced that the funding model will be changed during the September 2025 intake. ...
Why 468,237 University and College Students Risk Missing HELB Funding in 2025
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has revealed that it might not be able to fund new students for the ...
HELB Explains How Students Can Update National ID on Portal
Did you know that the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has a step-by-step process for updating your National ID on ...
HELB Portal Closed for 3 Days
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced that the Higher Education Financing Portal will be temporarily closed for at ...
HELB Opens Loan and Scholarship Application for 2025/26 Students
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has officially opened the loan and scholarship application portal for the 2025/26 students. In ...
Kenya’s Universities Are Producing Graduates, But Is the Industry Ready to Receive Them?
The overall unemployment rate in Kenya stands at 12.7% while that of the youth aged 15 to34 years, is at ...
KMTC Student Donates Money to Support Needy Colleague
In an act of generosity, a pharmacy student from Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Manza Campus offered assistance to a ...
HELB Opens Application Portal for KMTC Students; How to Apply
The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students can now access Higher Education Loans after the National Treasury released a Ksh ...
HELB Announces 80% Penalty Waiver for Loan Defaulters
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has introduced an incentive for borrowers who will pay off their outstanding balances in ...
Mbadi Allocates Ksh72 Billion for Exams, HELB Loans, and Scholarships
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has allocated funds for administering national examinations, funding the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), ...
HELB Responds on Freezing 316,000 Graduates’ Bank Accounts
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has dismissed viral social media claims that it plans to freeze bank accounts of ...
Why Your Choice of University Matters Under New University Funding Model
The new university funding model may place students applying to join private institutions or lesser-known public universities at a disadvantage. ...
How to Appeal HELB Loans and Scholarships for Unsatisfied Students
The Higher Education Financing has opened applications for the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and Universities Fund (UF) scholarships and ...
HELB Invites Views from Kenyans on Loan and Scholarship Appeal System
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Universities Fund (UF) have invited the public for comments on loans and ...
HELB Releases Ksh1.56 Billion for University and TVET Students
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced the disbursement of tuition and upkeep loans for university students and Technical ...
Geoffrey Monari Appointed as New HELB CEO
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has appointed Geoffrey Monari as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), months after it ...
Ruto Announces Dates for HELB Disbursement to Students
President William Ruto has announced that students who rely on government funding through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) will ...
Why Unemployment Among Kenyan Graduates is Rising and What Needs to be Done
Kenya's universities and colleges churn out thousands of graduates each year, bright-eyed and brimming with ambition. Yet, too often, these ...
HELB Opens Loan Applications for Salaried Students; How to Apply
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has opened applications for the Tourism Training Revolving Fund. In a statement on March ...