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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86151, member: 27"] A budget shake-up is lining up more cash for students, signaling a deliberate push to make higher education less brutal on families. Loan funding jump proposal [LIST] [*]Higher Education Loans Board is slated for a big cash bump. [*]Allocations are set to climb from Sh41 billion. [*]The new target lands at Sh58 billion. [/LIST] Scholarships getting supercharged [LIST] [*]The National Treasury also plans a scholarship surge. [*]That pool is projected to more than double. [*]Combined student support could hit Sh92 billion. [/LIST] Who broke the news publicly [LIST] [*]John Mbadi rolled out the plan. [*]He spoke during a public forum in Kiambu County. [*]Student feedback was cited as the driver. [/LIST] How student voices shaped the budget [LIST] [*]He said learner concerns filtered into planning papers. [*]The Budget Policy Statement already reflects that input. [*]Funding pain points directly influenced the proposal. [/LIST] What the government says it is fixing [LIST] [*]Officials admit families are under heavy financial pressure. [*]The move is pitched as making education cheaper. [*]Youth access is being framed as a priority. [/LIST] Secondary school funding admission [LIST] [*]Mbadi acknowledged that capitation levels are weak. [*]High school learners have been underfunded. [*]Fixes are promised despite tight finances. [/LIST] Shift in how universities get funded [LIST] [*]The government is reworking higher education financing. [*]A course-based costing model is being pushed. [*]The goal is to match money to real programme costs. [/LIST] Context from recent years [LIST] [*]Julius Ogamba previously backed higher HELB funding. [*]Loans were already raised to Sh41 billion. [*]Disbursements are ongoing under a student-centered system. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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