Helb kicks of disbursement of funds to applicants
Helb has kicked of fund disbursement to students who applied from as early as July this year.
Some universities are now at 3 weeks and others at 2 weeks of learning since they re-opened for the new academic calendar.
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Before the new academic journey for University students begin, many students applied for the loans to aid in learning.
Disbursement of funds in progress
As usual, helb dictates that eligible application should be done a month earlier before disbursement begin.
The loans which ranges from 37,000-60,000 shillings is expected to be disbursed to students in two weeks time after opening.
However, the Helb body is experiencing some unavoidable circumstances that could not lead to disbursement in time.
Parents asked to claim fee refunds from Universities.
They are otherwise, in their Twitter space telling students beneficiaries to be calm and wait until the disbursement progress begins.
Delay in helb disbursement is a challenge to students
The delayance however has provoked many University leaders and also the Kenya University Student Organization.
Together with Langata MP Babu Owino, the students council promise to hold protests outside the Helb offices to ease disbursement.
Delaying the funds comes with many challenges to students who depend on the funds inorder to have their upkeep and even pay for fees.
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Some universities, expect students to pay school fees so as to register for their semester units, that failure may lead to missing exams.
The government has recently doubled the allocation of Helb funds from 15bn to 30bn to support needy students in higher learning.
Helb Funds Disbursement beginning this month.
In his agenda, president Ruto is planning to boost and succeed one of the agendas which is education by boosting students financially.
In addition, Education CS Machogu says that the new education funding model is going to accommodate all students who applied.
How to check If your funds have been disbursed
Funds to be disbursed soon
Otherwise, many students are happy since their Helb portal is showing a disbursement in progress status which means, Helb is on the way.
Helb kicks of disbursement of funds to applicants
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