Daddy Owen explains his gangster life in detail

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I think Willy Paul should actually get this particular man of God to be his mentor, honestly.

Daddy Owen it is.This legendary  gospel artist started way back after he got saved.

His  energetic stage performances, flamboyant hairstyles and his signature sunglasses has actually given his a certain signature look that no many people can pull it off, considering his fashion whivh standas out.

However not all that glitters is actually gold, Daddy Owen who goes by the name Owen Mwatia was once a robber.Can you believe that?

 

 

Indeed people come from far.

The ‘Vanity’ singer disclosed that he used to be a pickpocket in Nairobi and for him tyo transform from that he actually had it rough with the mob.

In an interview with Massawe Jappani of Radio Jambo Owen Said, “I joined a gang aka mbogi and we used to steal. I don’t like this story but I hope it will inspire people. I was in a gang for two to three years and we lost many of my fellow gang members, some were killed by mobs, others were shot by police and others ended up in jail. I didn’t think that mob justice was a big deal then until it happened to me.”

In addition he continued saying, that he found himself at the mercy of a mob after his fellow gang members abandoned him after discovering that there was a cop in the bus they had planned to rob.

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A clear prove that no one is your friend.

Since there were no mobile phones back then that would enable him to communicate with his accomplices, Daddy Owen didn’t know that the other guys had ditched the plan so he went ahead with it. Unfortunately, he was caught and thoroughly beaten by an irate mob.

He further added saying, “I found myself alone, a mob caught me and beat me up. Walinitoboa macho. During that point, I learnt that my actions were wrong when I ended up in the hospital alone. Those people I fought so hard to accept me abandoned me and when they didn’t show up (in hospital), I knew I had to change my life,” he confessed.

In 2003 thats when he decided it was time to turn his life around and accept Jesus as his personal savior.

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From here he got help from  fellow musician Harry G who would read the Bible for him and pray for him despite his resistance.

Getting saved was not the only change in Daddy Owen’s life as he started doing music and got involved with various eye campaigns. One of his most famous ones was the ‘Macho Macho’ concerts with the Fred Hollows Foundation’s eye health campaign that aimed at urging Kenyans to get their eyes tested.

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