Daystar University Speaks On Banning Crocs, Slippers From Dress Code
The university urged students to familiarise themselves with the dress code policy as stipulated in the Student Handbook and the manuals available at its gates.
Marvin Chege 
Daystar University has announced that slippers and Crocs are banned from its dress code policy imposed on all its students.
An internal email dated Thursday, October 12 seen by Viral Tea revealed that the two items will not be allowed in the university's offices, classrooms and other official gatherings.
The university revealed that it noted with concern the increasing violation of its dress code, affirming that "Our appearance communicates a lot about who we are."
"Yes, appearance matters, whether we like it or not; it can influence how others perceive us and can affect our confidence and self-esteem.
Image of a woman wearing a pair of crocs. /FACEBOOK.CROCS KENYA
"Developing professionals is part of our mission in Daystar University, and adherence to our dress code and decorum is critical to that end," the email read in part.
The university urged students to familiarise themselves with the dress code policy as stipulated in the Student Handbook and the manuals available at its gates.
"In addition, please note that slippers and crocs will not be allowed in Daystar offices. classrooms and other official gatherings," added the email.
Speaking to Viral Tea, a source at the university confirmed the ban, though clarified that the directive was not recent and has been in place for quite some time.
Though the ban was implemented in its Nairobi campus, it was unclear whether it also stretched to the Athi River campus whose off-campus residences are located nearby.
Daystar University is a Christ-centred non-denominational institution of higher learning which exists to equip Christian servant leaders for the transformation of church and society.
According to its official website, students should dress decently in order to glorify God and encourage each other in the Lord as opposed to being stumbling blocks to one another.
"The biblical perspective of hairstyle and dress for both men and ladies is cleanliness and modesty. Modesty includes all that which is morally, socially and reasonably acceptable. The measuring yard is the Bible. God was the first to dress man as documented in the book of Genesis. He had a purpose.
"However, the Bible does not give us specifics but rather gives us principles on which to build our thinking and modes of operation and behaviour. Dressing is a very clear means of communicating our value system," the university explains.
Daystar's dress code policies can be accessed here.
On Wednesday, October 11, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) in Kakamega County outlawed the following items from its dress code, terming them "not official":
- Micro/mini-skirts
- Skin-tight trousers
- Ragged/torn/ripped jeans.
- Tumbo-cut blouses/T-shirts
- Low-cut blouses/dresses
- Micro shorts, and
- Transparent dresses.
Also banned were attires that show bra straps or sleeveless T-shirts.
T-shirts with obscene writings, sagging trousers and clothing that reveals the chest, as well as ragged/torn/ripped jeans, and "crocs" were also struck out from MMUST's dress code.
"Please note that slippers, crocs and all plastic shoes are not official wear, and should not be worn in the University," the university stated in its internal memo, requesting all students to dress decently.
