- The window will involve students, who were left out of this year’s loan allocation as well as those who were not satisfied with the loans they received.
The Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (Heslb) will open an appeals window on November 13 to let students challenge loan allocation for the academic year 2017/18.
The window will involve students, who were left out of this year’s loan allocation as well as those who were not satisfied with the loans they received.
According to a statement released by Heslb director-general Abdul-razaq Badru on Monday, November 6, the students will have to submit their appeals through universities in which they were enrolled.
Mr Badru urged higher learning institutions to facilitate the exercise so that the Heslb could release the names of successful appeals by November 30.
The Heslb boss also explained that in this academic year the government had set aside Sh427.54 billion for 122,623 students. The money will cover tuition fee, meals and accommodation, books and stationery.
The money, which was needed for the first quarter, was Sh147.06 billion, which the Heslb has already received from the Treasury.
By Monday, November 6, the Heslb had allocated Sh96.5 billion to 29,578 first year students, who had been admitted to various higher learning institutions and the money had already been sent to respective universities.
Mr Badru added that the Heslb had also released money for continuing students.
