Kenya Diploma Students To Access Helb Loans

Students pursuing diploma and certificate courses in university colleges will also benefit from government loans and bursaries in a move intended to strengthen middle-level training in the country.
Higher Education permanent secretary Crispus Kiamba said the ministry was working on a bursary programme for students not covered by the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb).

Prof Kiamba said this followed complaints that the government had sidelined middle-level colleges, turning most of them into universities and giving a blind eye to students pursuing certificate and diploma courses.
“This country cannot develop without middle-level training and that is why we have factored it in the budget and very soon students in that cadre will be benefiting from government funding.
“I would like to allay any fears that such cadres will be done away with in the university colleges that are coming up.
“The important thing is to ensure that students pursuing such courses are assisted to proceed with higher learning,” he said.
Prof Kiamba was speaking at the Pwani University College in Kilifi during the launch of the institution’s strategic plan and service charter.
The permanent secretary said the college’s progress could see it achieve full university status in three years.
The college principal, Prof Mohamed Rajab, said the demand for higher education far outstripped the available capacity in public and private universities, noting that only five per cent of those completing secondary education secured places in public university

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