Helb’s financial crisis deepens as defaults increase to Sh8.5bn

Helb chief executive Charles Ringera. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Loan defaulters owed the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) Sh8.45 billion by end of February, highlighting the agency’s struggle in servicing new applications.

The agency told Parliament the amount reflects accounts that are yet to be settled beyond 10 years which is usually the period mature loans ought to have been cleared.

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