Uhuru opens up Helb to Kenyans studying abroad

President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened up Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) financing to Kenyans studying in foreign colleges in a move likely to further strain the agency struggling to cope with local financing demand.

President Kenyatta on Thursday told students studying in India to apply for the Helb financing, saying the government’s general policy was to see every Kenyan in an accredited university abroad benefit from the fund.