Daystar University on the spot for ‘forcing students to attend chapel services’
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Education CS asked to investigate allegations that Daystar University forces students to attend chapel services'
Education CS asked to investigate allegations that Daystar University forces students to attend chapel services’
Daystar University’s operating policies came under examination on Wednesday before the National Assembly as Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu was questioned about the issue.
This came after Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali, in a post on his X account, requested a response from the CS on claims that university students are required to attend chapel services, with the attendance serving as credit toward their final semester grades.
Ali claimed that Daystar’s rules violated the students’ freedom of religion and their constitutional rights.
In response, Machogu stated that the university upholds its status as a Christian institution, that all of its activities are guided by the very framework, and that students are expected to participate in at least 75% of all chapel services that are scheduled for each semester.
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“The university argues that all the students are admitted with full knowledge that their university is a Christian institution with its own philosophy, ethos, and core values,” Machogu told the House.
“The university indicates that upon admission students sign a code of conduct by which they agree to abide by the university’s Christian values and commitment to participate in the university’s spiritual disciplines.”
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula therefore directed that a team from the ministry should be sent to the university and probe the allegations.
Machogu is expected to appear before the committee of education in two weeks to table his findings and then a final statement will be submitted to the House.
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