Two Kenyan universities were on Wednesday blocked from admitting new students in Tanzania as their quality of education is questionable.
The Tanzania Commission for Universities listed JKUAT and Kenyatta Universities among 17 institutions that did not meet the threshold.
This was after an investigation last year, a circular from the commission read in part. The campuses are both located in Arusha.
But the directive covers admission of students this September and will not affect continuing learners.
The two universities have to comply with standards before they can be allowed to start admitting students again.
They have previously come under criticism from Kenyan MPs for sinking millions of shillings to open campuses in Rwanda and Tanzania.
Last year, Parliament's Investments committee launched a probe into how the universities set up campuses in the two countries without approval from the Commission of University Education.
The committee questioned the decision by Kenyatta University to invest more than Sh370 million to open up a campus in Rwanda without necessary approval.
Committee chairman Adnana Keynana questioned how KU management purchased buildings in Kigali in readiness for student intake yet the undertaking had not been approved by the National Treasury as required.
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Last year, JKUAT admitted losing Sh27 million to a director of its Rwanda campus.
The university told the committee how Anthony Luvanda swindled them in the guise of purchasing land for the Kigali campus.
KU, JKUAT blocked from admitting students in Tanzania over quality