Relief for parents, students as State seeks input on funding appeals

Higher Education PS Beatrice Inyangala (right) and HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari before the Senate's Education Committee on the matter of the new university funding model at Bunge Towers, Parliament,Nairobi. March 20,2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Students and parents in public universities now have a chance to influence appeals for student funding under the new funding model.

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Universities Fund (UF) have invited the public to participate in reviewing a proposed scholarship and loan appeals mechanism for the disputed funding model.