Self-proclaimed Prophet David Owuor is now practically unrecognizable from when he started his Repentance and Holiness ministry, in the early 2000s, in humble beginnings in the streets of Nakuru Town.
It is reported that at the time, he ministered while sometimes wearing oversized suits with no fashion flair, with a handful of half-interested bystanders giving him an audience.
Reports also claim that Owuor detested the excesses in churches and emphatically claimed that his ministry did not require money.
According to him, churches that preached the gospel of prosperity other than that of repentance and holiness were promoting the gospel of the devil.
“When you do what the Kenyan church is doing, to run to prosperity, to big cars and homes and money, then you drift away from the true gospel of repentance and holiness,” Owuor once declared.
With his iconic long dreadlocked beard, Dr Owuor's lifestyle now oozes excessive grandeur and flash, for a man of God who once fervently preached the gospel of humility.
His life on the fast lane and sources of his wealth have raised eyebrows on more than one occasion.
Members of his church revealed to Nation that tithing has never been a part of their tradition. They, however, claimed that “gifting to the ministry is encouraged”.
It is reported that Dr Owuor now shops for clothes at select boutiques in Nairobi, mostly along Kimathi Street.
Whenever he visits his favourite designer shop at Nanak House, the busy street reportedly literally grinds to a standstill, as his caravan of magnificent vehicles blocks the street.
Reports also claim that his lynx-eyed security detail of both civilian bodyguards and policemen armed to the teeth, usually seal the entrance of the shop and hover around as he shops.
His crusades, attended by thousands, are usually a popular phenomenon and a movement with some of his followers scouring the streets clean during his arrival.
Prophet Owuor has previously claimed that in his revival meetings, the sick are healed, the crippled walk and even the blind recover their eyesight and his staunch followers also dread his epic prophesies.
In late December, Owuor led a grand entry in Nakuru in a large convoy that included a procession of the top of the range cars, police escorts and outriders with sirens.
Before he left for Mombasa after his three-day meeting in Nakuru, Prophet Owuor was escorted to a waiting chopper allegedly sent to him by the President.
