Outrage as Dennis Itumbi releases records showing Ruto cleared HELB loan

Netizens question the authenticity of the HELB repayment documents of President Ruto shared by Dennis Itumbi.

The controversy arose after Itumbi shared what he claimed was proof that President William Ruto had repaid his Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loan, following the president’s own statements about his experience with the loan scheme.

During a Town Hall meeting at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Sunday, August 25, 2025, President Ruto shared a personal anecdote about his time as a university student.

Ruto recalled that he took out a HELB loan of Sh55,000 to fund his university education in 1987.

He mentioned that, as with all loans, there was an interest rate of 2%, which brought the total amount owed to Sh69,000.

The president went on to say that he repaid the loan with his first salary after becoming a Member of Parliament.

“I went to university in 1987 as a fresher, and I had a loan just like you do. My loan was Sh55,000 with an interest of 2%. The statistics are there with HELB. I paid my loan of Sh69,000 with my first salary job as a Member of Parliament,” Ruto stated.

Following the president’s remarks, Dennis Itumbi took to his X account to post what he described as evidence that President Ruto had indeed cleared his HELB loan.

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Itumbi shared a photo of a document bearing the HELB logo, which he claimed was the president’s loan statement. According to the document, Ruto began repaying his loan in July 2001 and completed the payments in December 2015.

Itumbi captioned the image with a message urging media outlets to focus on reporting facts, suggesting that this document served as proof of the president’s transparency regarding his loan repayment.

The release of the document immediately sparked mixed reactions from Kenyans online. While some netizens expressed support for Itumbi’s effort to provide transparency, others were highly sceptical about the authenticity of the document.

Several social media users pointed out discrepancies in the document’s details, questioning its legitimacy.

Others accused Itumbi of trying to manipulate public opinion by presenting what they saw as dubious evidence.

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