PREMIUM Varsity students apply for loans as questions linger over new funding shift Ruto said the new funding framework will take effect in September. Education Just now Listen

With less than a month before rollout of the universal funding model for university students announced by President William Ruto's recently, uncertainty hangs over how the government will transition from the current scholarship and loan system as thousands of first-year students prepare to report to campuses later this month.

HELB Chief Executive Geoffrey Monari said the Higher Education Loans Board will continue processing student loan applications under the current legal framework until Parliament approves the proposed changes.

Universities have already announced reporting dates for the 2026/2027 academic year, leaving little time for Parliament to approve, and the government to operationalise, the new funding framework that President Ruto says will take effect in September.