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Geoffrey Monari

194,000 varsity students in limbo over Helb

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Higher Education Loans Board Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Monari on May 14, 2025. 

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

By  Mercy Simiyu

Correspondent

Uncertainty hangs over thousands of incoming first-year university students as some institutions prepare to reopen next Monday.

Some of the 194,372 students fear reporting without a single shilling for upkeep, while others are considering skipping opening day altogether.

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