The Head of State also handed Community Health Promoters (CHPs) present at the event Ksh100,000 for lunch before delivering major policy news regarding higher education financing across the country.
Addressing the excited learners on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, President Ruto announced that KMTC students will finally begin accessing full financial support through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) starting January 2027, placing them on equal footing with university students.
“My assurance to you is that from January we want to make it possible for each one of you to have full funding for your training,” Ruto told the gathering, noting that KMTC learners had long raised concerns over their exclusion from standard HELB loans.
According to the President, a legislative proposal is currently before Parliament seeking to amend the HELB Act and merge related education statutes into a single legal framework governing both student placement and funding. He urged lawmakers to fast-track the bill so the new funding model rolls out seamlessly at the start of the year.
Ruto emphasized that the government is shifting away from merely placing learners in colleges without guaranteeing financial support to complete their courses. He added that the reforms will cover students across KMTCs, Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions (TVETs), and public universities.
The announcement comes as a major relief to thousands of medical trainees and parents nationwide who have struggled with high tuition fees.
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