Universities to only offer postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate certificates. Diploma and certificate courses by universities is said to stage inconsistencies in the content and duration of the courses.

Universities could be banned from offering diploma and certificate courses if a new law before Parliament is enacted.

The move, meant to strengthen tertiary institutions, would be a big financial blow to universities that are already reeling from financial crisis.

In a new bill, Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru Mejjadonk wants students pursuing diploma and certificate courses to be admitted in tertiary institutions.