Universities will now be required to seek accreditation for all their blended and online programmes from the Commission for University Education (CUE) before offering them to students.

The comission’s chair, Prof Chacha Nyaigotti, said there is need to ensure that universities are offering quality education as most of them shifted to virtual learning following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) announced that applications were open for the second and subsequent Undergraduate Loan 2020/2021 financial year.

The institution invited applications from Kenyan students admitted in government-sponsored or self-sponsored programs in public and private universities in Kenya that are recognized by the commission for University Education (CUE).