From rallies to worries: Prophet Owuor's stormy path to fame and fortune

Repentance and Holiness prophet David Owuor addresses his followers. (Photo: File, Standard)

On any given weekend in Kenya, faith is never far from the headlines. But few religious figures have stirred as much fascination, devotion, outrage and national debate as David Owuor, the towering, soft-spoken preacher whose ministry has grown from dusty street sermons in Nakuru into one of the most polarising religious movements in the country.

To his followers, Prophet Dr Owuor is a divinely appointed messenger, a servant chosen for this generation. To critics, he represents the dangers of unchecked religious authority in a deeply spiritual society. Between these two extremes lies a story that touches on belief, power, politics, science and the human hunger for miracles.