President William Ruto has announced that students who rely on government funding through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) will receive all their pending allocations by the end of this week.
He was Speaking on the third day of his four-day working tour of Nairobi County at PC Kinyanjui TTI in Dagoretti, where he asserted that he had finalised all governmental deliberations to have the money disbursed by Friday.
He noted that he held important discussions with Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, during which they agreed on a structured plan to ensure the timely release of funds.
“Today, the Head of Public Service is handling the matter, and I have instructed them to ensure that the money reaches the students’ accounts by Friday so that everyone can have their resources,” Ruto announced.
“If that money has not been reflected in your accounts by then, you can reach out to me. There are people I will have to hold responsible for the same,” he added.
He went on to acknowledge that the government had been facing challenges with the disbursement of the funds, making it difficult for beneficiaries to receive their payments.
“There has been a problem with HELB. Yesterday, I had a meeting with the CS in charge to address the challenges that had been affecting the system,” he added.
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