Govt give amount Each Student Will Receive in Latest HELB Disbursement.
Ksh3.2 billion has been approved by the Ministry of Education to support the maintenance of first- and second-year university students for the 2024–2025 academic year.
A day after the university students staged protests calling for the monies to be released immediately, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba declared Tuesday night that the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) had done so.
According to a notice that Kenyans.co.ke was able to obtain, Ogamba stated that the funds had been deposited into the accounts of the pupils, with each recipient expected to receive between Ksh40,000 and Ksh60,000.
By January 31, 2025, Ksh3.32 billion has been distributed by the government to first- and second-year students for the 2024–2025 academic year. Students’ maintenance is covered by the payments made through the Higher Education Loans Board, Ogamba declared.
The CS further revealed that the disbursed funds were part of the funds already appropriated in July 2024, in the context of the current Financial Year’s budgetary and appropriation framework.
The disbursement comes hardly two days after students stormed HELB offices at the Anniversary Towers in Nairobi demanding the release of the capitation.
Expressing frustration over the prolonged delay of the capitation, the angry learners overpowered the security guards and attempted to force entry into the HELB offices.
Police quickly responded to disperse the protesting students and restrict access to the premises, preventing potential disruptions in the Central Business District (CBD).
Another group of students from Kenyatta University reportedly blocked a section of Thika Road for hours, disrupting traffic flow along the busy highway and eventually forcing motorists to seek alternative routes.
HELB’s lending manager King’ori Ndegwa was forced to intervene and addressed the students’ plights, stating that the delay had been occasioned by an ongoing case at the High Court.
He noted that HELB would release the money before the end of the week, stating that the funds would be disbursed to students’ accounts using the old model.
Ndegwa also revealed that the loans board released Ksh3 billion before the end of the week. However, he noted that only 180,000 students had been affected by the recent delays.
Govt give amount Each Student Will Receive in Latest HELB Disbursement.