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Varsity students can use birth certificates for loans, scholarship application

When university students camped outside the National Treasury during a peaceful demonstration to push for immediate release of HELB funds on February, 32023. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

University students applying for loans and scholarships but do not nave national identity cards can now use their birth certificates.

Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Chief Executive Charles Ringera said that birth certificates are being used in situations where there is a delay in issuance of national identity cards (ID).

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