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Machakos University Students Protest Delayed HELB Loan

Machakos University Students Protest Delayed Helb Loan

Students from Machakos University protested the delayed Helb loan on Thursday, a month after students from Multimedia University did the same.

Students blocked roads in Machakos while engaging in running battles with law enforcement.

In general, university students should receive Helb funding at the beginning of each semester to cover their tuition and living expenses, but they claim that this has not occurred.

The loan is intended to cushion students from low-income households who are studying in public universities.

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In images and videos proliferating on social media, students are seen lighting bonfires along a roadway, effectively paralyzing traffic.

They marched while carrying placards requesting that the Ministry of Education intervene and release the funds.

Anti-riot officers, who arrived at the scene, lobbed teargas at the students who had assembled in crowds.

Shortly thereafter, police reinforcements arrived and patrolled the streets to secure the safety of the residents of Machakos.

At the time this article was published, the officers and the students were still engaged in running battles.

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The University’s students association had previously informed all students of the intended strike and petition to the Ministry of Education to release the funds via an internal memo.

According to the memo, it urged all Machakos University Comrades to dedicate their time from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on November 2, 2023, to manifest their collective strength and determination in addressing the present issue.

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Machakos University Students Protest Delayed Helb Loan

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