- Kaimosi Friends University has issued new dress code guidelines requiring students to wear modest and appropriate attire.
- The university has barred several outfits, including mini skirts, ripped jeans, Crocs and transparent clothing.
- Students who fail to comply with the requirements risk disciplinary action, according to the university memo.
Kaimosi Friends University has issued new dress code guidelines barring students from wearing a range of outfits considered inappropriate while on campus.
In an internal memo dated September 22, 2026, the Office of the Dean of Students reminded all students to adhere to Article 3.1.1 (a), (c), (d) and (e) of the university’s Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct and Discipline of Students.
The memo, signed by Acting Dean of Students Dr Joan Kimani, said students are expected to dress decently in modest and appropriate attire while at the university.
The institution said it had observed what it described as indecent dressing among some students, prompting the reminder on the dress code.
Among the outfits listed as not official wear are micro and mini skirts, skin-tight trousers, ragged, torn or ripped jeans, turbo-cut blouses and T-shirts, low-cut blouses and dresses, micro shorts and transparent clothing.
The university also prohibited attire that exposes bra straps, sleeveless T-shirts, clothing that reveals the chest and T-shirts bearing obscene writings.
Sagging trousers have also been banned, alongside slippers, Crocs and all plastic shoes, which the university said should not be worn within the institution.
Students risk disciplinary action
The administration warned that students who fail to comply with the dress requirements could face disciplinary action.
“All students should desist from inappropriate dressing while at the University as this may result in disciplinary action,” the memo stated.
The university further directed members of staff not to serve students who report to offices dressed inappropriately.
The latest directive builds on the university’s existing student conduct framework, which requires students to abide by institutional rules and provides for disciplinary measures where the regulations are breached.
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The memo was copied to the Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellors, Principal of the university’s College of Health Sciences, Chief Finance Officer and Senior Legal Officer.
By Andrew Kakhame
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