{
  "id": 3464230,
  "title": "From Afya Elimu Fund to HELB: KMTC students finally gain access to higher education loans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/from-afya-elimu-fund-to-helb-kmtc-students-finally-gain-access-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/from-afya-elimu-fund-to-helb-kmtc-students-finally-gain-access-to-higher-education-loans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students are set to benefit from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) funding programme, ending years of financial exclusion that forced them to rely largely on the Afya Elimu Fund (AEF) to finance their studies. For years, KMTC students pursuing certificate and diploma courses in various medical fields could not […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}