By Elijah Cherutich
Thousands of worshippers flooded Nakuru town on Today to welcome Prophet Dr David Owuor ahead of a three-day mega healing and miracles meeting at Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology (Menengai Grounds), turning the city into a hive of prayer, song and expectation.
A huge crowd gathered outside Merica Hotel on Kenyatta Avenue as Dr Owuor arrived, with supporters lining the streets and briefly slowing traffic as they sang and prayed to mark his entry into the town.
Dressed largely in religious outfits, followers of the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness filled the area in a charged atmosphere that included worship sessions and testimonies of past healings linked to Dr Owuor’s crusades.
Choirs sang praise songs as believers from hundreds of nationalities waved their flags, praying for divine intervention in their personal lives and in their countries, turning the gathering into a display of faith.
Addressing the crowd, Dr Owuor unveiled a team of senior medical professionals who will be present during the Menengai meetings, describing their participation as a sign of the magnitude of the healing services expected.
The reception signaled the start of Menengai 8, one of Kenya’s biggest year-end religious gatherings. The main repentance, healing and miracles services run from December 30 to December 31, with worshippers arriving from across the country and beyond.
By evening, buses ferrying organised groups were already streaming into Nakuru, while some faithful camped near Menengai Grounds in anticipation of the event. Security was heightened around Merica Hotel and key access routes as authorities moved to manage the swelling crowds.
Dr Owuor’s Nakuru City crusades have previously drawn hundreds of thousands, boosting local business as hotels fill up and traders cash in. Organisers expect another huge turnout when the main meetings begin on Tomorrow.
The meeting will culminate in an international pastors’ conference on January 01, 2026 at the Nakuru Main Altar, hosted at the ASK Showground, bringing together clergy from Kenya and abroad.