A Bill for an Act of parliament to amend the Higher Education Loans Board Act.

Enacted by the Parliament of Kenya, as follows-

1. This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Loans board (Amendment) Act, 2023.
2. Section 2 of the Higher Education Loans board Act (herein after referred to as the Principal act) is amended by inserting the following new paragraphs in their proper alphabetical sequence-

“disability” includes any physical, sensory, mental, psychological or other impairment, condition or illness that has, or is perceived by significant sectors of the community to have, a sibstancial or long-term effect on an individual’s ability to carry out ordinary day-to-day activities;

“youth” means a person who-

1. Has attained the age pf eighteen years; but
2. Has not attained the age of thirty-five years.