University Fees Increase Plan Countered by New HELB Loan ProposalThe University Fund, a government agency tasked with developing funding formulas for public universities, proposed an increase in Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) disbursements as part of the new proposals to raise tuition to Ksh52,000.The agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Geoffrey Monari, explained to the media on February 21 that increasing loan disbursements would assist students who are struggling to make ends meet.He noted that many students would be forced to drop out of school if the government did not simultaneously increase HELB and fees.“For consideration, the government should then consider how much the loan…