By Joshua Joel.

Nakuru, Kenya — The conclusion of the two-day Menengai 8 Healing Crusade led by Prophet Dr. David Edward Owuor in Nakuru has ignited an ongoing national debate. At the center of discussion are testimonies from individuals who claim to have been miraculously healed of HIV/AIDS—accounts that have drawn both celebration and scrutiny in equal measure.

The Testimonies and Public Reaction

During a reception for Prophet Dr. Owuor at the Merica Hotel in Nakuru County, several individuals publicly presented medical documents they said confirmed their transition from HIV-positive to HIV-negative status following the Prophet’s prayer. Videos of these testimonies have since gone viral, drawing widespread attention from the public, media, and medical professionals.

Skeptics have questioned the authenticity of these claims, urging disclosure of the patients’ medical records for independent verification. Critics have also asked whether the individuals were officially registered with the National AIDS and STIs Control Programme (NASCOP) database and whether confirmatory tests such as Deoxyribonucleic Acid Polymerase Chain Reaction (DNA PCR) and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay(ELISA) were conducted after cessation of antiretroviral therapy (ARVs). DNA PCR and ELISA are critical components of the comprehensive testing algorithms used globally to diagnose, manage and monitor the treatment of HIV and AIDS.

The debate has sharpened the long-standing tension between faith and scientific evidence.

Regulatory and Government Response

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) responded with concern, warning against the endorsement of unverified claims regarding chronic conditions such as HIV/AIDS and cancer. In a public statement, the Council emphasized that all claims of healing must be substantiated through credible medical testing and regulatory oversight. It also confirmed that investigations were underway into professionals who participated in the event.

Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale while addressing the issue of faith-based healing stated that any claims of miraculous healing, especially by licensed medical practitioners, must be supported by verifiable, scientifically proven medical evidence. Unsubstantiated claims constitute medical misinformation and pose a direct threat to human life and public safety.

KMPDC reiterated its position, noting that they are working closely with the Ministry of Health and other regulatory agencies to investigate these reports. Appropriate action will be taken to safeguard public health, uphold medical ethics, and protect citizens from misinformation.

The Ministry’s Response

On January 4, 2026, the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness issued an official statement defending the reported HIV/AIDS healings, describing them as “a sign of God’s mercy upon the earth” amid a pandemic that continues to devastate humanity.

According to the statement, the Ministry has documented more than 30 cases of medically verified HIV/AIDS healings since the inception of Prophet Dr. Owuor’s ministry. Before being declared healed, patients reportedly undergo multiple tests, including antibody testing, ELISA, DNA PCR, and viral load monitoring, to confirm complete reversal of the infection.

The ministry statement also said that Prophet of the Lord has been extremely stringent to ensure that those healed of HIV/AIDS who have turned HIV-negative are continuously retested and verified twice each year to permanently establish these healings.

The Ministry added that medical documentation had been forwarded to international health organizations—the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO)—for independent verification. It also noted that the cases had been presented before the National Senate and included in the Presidential Taskforce Report of 2024.

Looking Ahead

While the Ministry of Health has suggested that disciplinary action may follow pending investigations, the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness remains confident in the authenticity of the reported miracles.

They believe that the Ministry of Health will eventually make its findings public, as Kenyans deserve to know the truth of these healings—whether they stand scientific scrutiny or not.

As both faith and science grapple with the extraordinary claims emerging from Menengai 8, the nation watches closely, waiting for verifiable answers to one of the most controversial questions facing modern Kenya: can divine healing coexist with empirical science?

When the Lord visits in that humongous way it really calls for Worship.The same way they sang in greatness when crossing the devided red sea;Moses and the Israelites.
This is clearly evident in the grounds of the Menengai 8 meeting,such a massive crowd from all nations singing and praising in one chorus,many with their hearts full of happiness and thanks giving and others still waiting upon the GOD of the MEGA PROPHETS to visit them; All this juxtaposing to one achord;the angelic music atmosphere that touches deeper into the born marrow,not just soul nourishing but also bringing hope to the burdened and the downcasted.
Here its not just a worship atmosphere but you can also feel the presence of GOD the father Himself ministering to the souls.

People singing in tears,lifting their hands,their voices up high through the airs of the city with hands lifted up high just praising the LORD GOD most High who is exalted in the throne room of Heaven.
This is actually what the ancient Prophets and our ancestors longed to see.
With what the LORD did on 30th dec 2024 it raised the worship a notch higher because now it was clear as it has been during the previous meetings here in Kenya and other nations that for sure these MEGA PROPHETS walk with GOD THE FATHER Himself.
Because if their GOD can raise cripples,open blind eyes and also deaf ears and even clear HIV VIRUS from the blood of a person then it means the worship we give must for sure be amounting to the gravity at which these wonders are happening;And this is what is evident in Menengai 8’s Worship ground.
You can see all nations,tribes,ethnicities,races and everyone under the sun just lifting their hands to Worship with the angels,now that this MENENGAI 8 meeting is the focus of all the heavens.The beauty in the sweet hymns presented by the blessed worshippers trully preaches to the sheep of christ pulling them more closer to their maker.
And in heaven it will be this non stop then you really don’t want to miss heaven.

Article written by Muganda Ephraim.

Sharleen Chepkirui was born in a family of six being the third born and during birth, the mother was very shocked giving birth to a child that was white and the flesh was just coming out when touched. After being discharged from the hospital, she went home not happy at all because she was carrying a sick infant and also the husband back at home is a drunkard and so she was wondering how she was going to manage both of them. From the hospital she was told to go home and wash the child with water and a mixture of salt and detergent (OMO). She couldn’t scrub the baby’s body because flesh was just coming out. The mother used to say that it was better if she could have just died prematurely because of her condition, she could have just cried and later on forget about it.

Two weeks of suffering and pain passed because you can’t even hold the baby nor put on clothes on her body because of the state of the body and the flesh. She went back to the hospital where she delivered the child and was sent to a public hospital to meet a specialist dealing with skin problems, she travelled to Kitale to meet the specialist but no change at all and also the child was smelling like a corpse. The skin later on turned to scale like form leading the mother to cut it out using scissors so as to reduce the out growth of it and also she had no hair on her head. They later on came to MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL(MTRH) and the doctors ran away at first sight seeing the child (creature like) and when he came back with other doctors, she was told to go back and come back after 2 weeks.

After 2 days, she came back because of the state of the baby, went to a private hospital but they said they can’t help her, so they referred her to Alupe Hospital for further treatment. Alupe hospital tried their level best but the baby’s state was still bad. The doctors came to look at the creature like child and referred them to Kakamega General Hospital and at first, the doctors refused to treat her. She was sent home and was told to come back after a week because a senior doctor will be coming to deal with Sharleen’s case. The doctor also said that if Alupe Hospital has failed in treating her, then no hospital in Kenya can manage. The doctor adviced her not to throw away money because there was no way she can be cured and her state was critical. The doctor’s didn’t refer her now to any hospital and the mother later asked if there was any injection for Sharleen to be injected to doe quickly but the doctor said that there was no need because she was going to die soon anyway.

The parents started planning for her burial and also how the burial will take place but she didn’t die. After the hospitals failed, she started searching for herbal medicines following advices from neighbors all over but the medicines still didn’t help. Later went to the Witch doctors from Kenya and Tanzania, given “herbs” but still no cure until she gave up totally. They now decided as parents to kill the baby now and the father came with a sharp machete (panga) but Sharleen started pleading for forgiveness and the mother intervened because of the motherly love. They then decided to throw her away, starve her to death but she didn’t die at all. After trying all angles to help her but all in vain, then a certain lady from the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness came and spoke to her about the MEGA MIGHTIEST PROPHETS OF THE LORD and the healings they have done through the name of JESUS CHRIST.

She went to a fellowship in the lady’s homestead and fellowshipped together with the brethren and later she told them and they went to Mama Sharleen’s place. They later told Mama Sharleen to take her to the church and the Lord will intervene in her situation and she’ll be healed.

SHARLEEN’S HEALING

After three months, Mama Sharleen was invited now to go to the Grand Mega Healing Service that was to take place in Kakamega and to carry along Sharleen. Sharleen Chepkirui suffered severe Leprosy since birth and was so severe that it literally crippled her and also experienced stunted growth. But came 1^st September 2012, at the Mighty Revival Meeting in Kakamega, Kenya Sharleen’s condition permanently changed when ELIJAH THE MOST GLORIOUS PROPHET OF YAHWEH walked into the meeting and made the shocking pronouncements decreeing the Power and Healing Annointing of Jehovah is in the meeting. And at that exact moment when the decree was made, the leprous wounds instantly dried up and started falling off from the body.

MATTHEW 8:2 – A MAN WITH LEPROSY CAME AND KNELT BEFORE HIM AND SAID, “LORD, IF YOU ARE WILLING, YOU CAN MAKE ME CLEAN.”

Sharleen’s leprous state had affected her adversely prior to her healing to the extent that she became totally crippled. She was still a cripple but came the year 2016, the Lord finally completed Sharleen’s healing by raising her from the crippled state to fulfil this decree of Elijah the Greatest Prophet of Heaven had decreed. Sharleen is walking till today, performs the household duties, and also goes to school, and now she is in form two.

CONCLUSION

Sharleen’s healing from leprosy and crippledness verified by the doctors is a great miracle that we can see in such an evil and wicked generation, tells us very much that for sure there is an urgent need for us all to turn away from all our wickedness and embrace Holiness and Righteousness as we await for the Glorious return of the Messiah.

JOHN 20: 30-31; JESUS PERFORMED MANY OTHERSIGNS IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS DISCIPLES, WHICH ARE NOT RECORDED IN THIS BOOK. BUT THESE ARE WRITTEN THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD, AND THAT BY BELIEVING, YOU MAY HAVE LIFE IN HIS NAME.