Hilarious: KOT Respond To HELB’s SMS

By Jeff Omondi (Writer) on June 18, 2013

So yesterday, the High Education Loans Board (HELB) sent text messages to Kenyans who had secured loans with the board to fund their campus fees. The text informed them that they could now pay their outstanding loans via the M-Pesa option.

“You can conveniently pay your outstanding HELB loan via M-PESA pay bill number 200800. Contact us on 0711052000/0711052306 for clarification,” read the SMS.

Followed by the notice below published in the dailies;

In their usual nature, the online community decided to make a mockery of the text message ignoring its gravity. This message was received by shock from the loanees; some of whom are yet to graduate from campus. There’s even a page on Facebook already called “University Students Against Helb Pressure”.

Take a look at some of the funny reactions on Twitter;

@sickolia: DSTV Premium Package-Check. Mingle-Check. B & W- Check. The Circle- Check. Girlfriend’s Mbalass- Check. iPhone 5 and S4-Check. HELB loan….

#MwanaumeNi Kutafuta kazi kwa HELB then unajitoa kwa list

Nick Mutuma:”Pockets full of money call me mike sonko” *Receives text from HELB* *Switches phone off,throws simcard into the indian Oc

Unconfirmed reports indicate that HELB loan defaulters are fleeing to neighboring countries including Uganda,Sudan and Rongai.

To show his commitment before marriage, the African groom is expected to offset half of the bride’s HELB loan

Ukiwin Tetemesha mwanaume ni kushow safcom waeke story chini ya maji ndo HELB isijue

Some people used HELB to pay dowry

You got the Helb message + please pay your okoa jahazi message and a missed call from ur landlord

RT if you lied that your dad is a peasant farmer for you to get maximum HELB loan”

HELB defaulters be like >> “@PyrBliss: I’m still pissed that the Mayans let us down last December.”

Wasee wa Inoorero walienda kuomba Helb wakaambiwa hakuna pesa ya kuharibu

I look up on Anniversary Towers…..were will my Helb come from….

Its all fun and loans until U.K gives away nyanza to pay his helb loan

I got my HELB text. I forwarded it to @SafaricomLtd to sort it out with my future Tetemesha winnings. I believe.

Next move: HELB will text your friends asking them to urge you to repay the loan.”

    Two Option remaining for HELB to use to trace defaulters.
    a) GNLD Sales Reps
    b) NSSF in collaboration with Jehovah Witness

    HELB PROBLEMS SOLUTION:
    Take a Faulu Loan to pay off HELB Loan,
    Take M-shwari loan to pay off the Faulu loan,
    Throw simcard away.

Now bitchez want a nigga who has cleared his Helb loan. I’ll die alone.

EABL shld help me repay my HELB,they took the largest share!!

If Annabel wins BBA it will be awkward when the taxi takes her straight to Anniversary towers

So you mean githurai is safer than Anniversary towers

MwanaumeNi kupitia Anniversary Towers na bouncers.

DSTV Premium Package they said. HELB loan they never said.

At this rate HELB will start sending you whatsapp messages ‘ati wacha kulenga I can see you’re online.

So Helb me GodBREAKING NEWS: another group of HELB defaulters seen fleeing the country into South Sudan

When the HELB loan came through in Campus—>