All students to be included in the new university funding model; HELB assures
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HELB CEO assures that no student will left out in the new university funding model amid concerns from stakeholders
HELB CEO assures that no student will be left out in the new university funding model amid concerns from stakeholders.
Chief Executive Officer of the Higher Education Loans Board Charles Ringera has refuted assertions made by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino that only 45,000 students who plan to enroll in universities for the 2023–2024 academic year will receive government funding
Helb CEO said those who qualified to join universities will all benefit from government funding, but only 45,000 will get 100 percent funding.
“45,000 are the first two categories with 100 percent GOK funding, the rest will get 93 percent funding and family will contribute 7 percent,” Ringera said on Friday.
The two categories of learners that will get full funding are the vulnerable and extremely needy.
The response comes after Babu Owino, through his social media account claimed that of the qualified students, only 45, 000 will be funded.
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“The students who did their KCSE exams and are being admitted in different universities are around 800, 000. Of which the government’s intention is only to sponsor 45, 000 students. This means that over 750,000 students will not be sponsored,” Owino claimed.
However, Ringera dismissed the figure, clarifying that a total of 869,782 learners sat for last year’s KCSE examination.
He said only 173,127 scored the minimum entry grade for university which is a C+.
Only 140,107 of the 173,127 students who qualified applied and got admitted into various programs at public institutions around the country.
Ringera urged students to continue submitting their applications for government financing via the Higher Education Fund website as the deadline approaches.
The deadline for application for funding is September 7.
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