Students express frustrations over delayed loans from HELB

A section of university students in their third to fifth year of studies have expressed frustrations over delayed loans from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). However, they have welcomed the government’s decision to merge the university fund with ELB, saying it will ensure transparency and streamline the disbursement process. Meanwhile, education cabinet secretary Julius Migos has defended the new higher education funding model, asserting that the government has committed to its implementation and will not backtrack. A section of education stakeholders believe the government is determined to maintain the model despite claims that it marginalizes the majority of students