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The board stated that the applications for both first-time applicants and subsequent applicants would be affected.

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced a 72-hour downtime for the Higher Education Financing Portal.

In a statement dated Thursday, July 2, the board stated that the system was undergoing maintenance.

HELB explained that the maintenance was aimed at improving services as KCSE 2024 candidates plan to apply for the loans.

Therefore, the board explained that the applications for both first-time applicants and subsequent applicants would be affected.

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File image of HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari.

"Comrade, the Higher Education Financing Portal is under maintenance to improve service. Downtime will last at least 72 hours.

"We regret the inconvenience. Thank you," read the statement in part.

Notably, the notice comes a day after HELB announced that the portal was open for applications.

This followed the announcement of placement results by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).

The deadline for the applications has been set for August 31, 2025.

"We are pleased to announce that applications for the 2025/2026 academic year are now open for first-time applicants seeking Undergraduate or TVET Loans, Scholarships, and Bursaries," read the notice in part.

To make an application, one can use the link - https://portal.hef.co.ke/auth/signin.