Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed might already have been moved to the Sports and Cultural Heritage docket but one thing still remains clear, her take on the repayment of Helb loans is still haunting her.
Amina drew the anger of a number of current and former University Students who called her out for being insensitive to the plights of the Kenyan Youth.
With her tenure at the Education docket ending anytime from now, Amina has come out and cleared the air on the alleged arrests she promised loan defaulters.
The new Sports CS has said that unemployed university graduates will not be forced to repay their Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) debts.
The CS said only those who are employed will be tracked to repay the funds so that others can benefit.
“If you owe money and you have been working for 10 to 15 years, you need to go to HELB and have a discussion with them on the terms of repayment,” she said.
She spoke after distributing sanitary towels to students of Butula Girls Secondary School in Busia county.
Amina further explained that the 133 courses being rumoured as “useless” were being reviewed to ensure that they meet the required standards.
“No child is taking a course at the University that is useless. The students are undertaking courses that are relevant to the country’s economy,” the CS added.