By SAMWEL OWINOMore by this AuthorParliament has stopped efforts to change the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) Act to make it mandatory for the government to give loans to all students from marginalised areas. Had the amendments been passed by the House, Helb would have been compelled to award bursaries and scholarships to all eligible students from marginalised areas. “Not all students from marginalised areas are needy as some of the parents can afford to pay fees. On the contrary, there are needy students from other areas...who deserve to be considered for Helb loans and bursaries,” reads the committee report. CLASSIFY COUNTIES“The committee rejects the amendment to section six of the Higher Education Loans Board as proposed in the bill,” the report further says.

Source: Daily Nation October 12, 2019 14:26 UTC