Higher Education Loans Board, Helb – Contacts, Loans, Complete Guide
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is a statutory body established in July 1995 by an Act of Parliament ‘Higher Education Loans Board Act’ Cap 213A.
It is a state corporation in the Ministry of Education. The Board is domiciled and operates within the republic of Kenya.
It is governed by Board of Directors and headed by the Chief Executive Officer and Board Secretary who is responsible for general policy and strategic direction of the Board and the Secretary.
The Board is domiciled and operates within the republic of Kenya.
As stipulated in the Higher Education Loans Act of 1995 the objective and the purpose for which the Board was established is “for the management of a fund to be used for granting loans to assist Kenyan students to obtain higher education at recognized institutions within and outside Kenya and for matters incidental thereto and connected there with”