Brian Okumu

  First year students to start receiving Helb loans from November 7 CS Machogu says students should ensure their bank details are correct and up to date In Summary Early last month Helb released funds for continuing students in varsities and TVETs.   This comes after students from Machakos University held demos on Thursday over delays in Helb disbursement.  VARSITIES ROW:   Education CS Ezekiel Machogu on October 21, 2023 Image:   FILE Èducation Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has said first-year students in universities and TVETs will start receiving their funds from the Higher Education Loans Board next week.  Machogu in a statement on Friday said Helb has finalised the processing of loans for first-year students in universities and TVETs under the New Higher Education Funding Model. "Consequently, the Ministry wishes to inform successful applicants that the funds will be disbursed to their respective universities and student accounts starting Tuesday, November 7, 2023,"

  A  photo  doing rounds on social media platforms of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua peeping through the window and looking at President William Ruto and King Charles III is photoshopped. The photo was going  round  on Tuesda y, October 31, 2023, during the first official day of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit to Kenya. In the photo, President Ruto is directing King Charles to greet Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi with First Lady Rachel Ruto standing next to Ruto and Queen Camilla standing next to King Charles. The Fact Checker performed a Google reverse image  search  to determine the authenticity of the image.  The original image has been shared online, as seen  here , and  here . The picture was taken on October 31, 2023. In the original image, Gachagua is not peeping through the window. It is only President Ruto directing King Charles to greet Mudavadi. King Charles III and Queen Camilla jetted into the country on Monday, October 30, 2023, for an official state v