Celebrities Pay Tribute To Bishop Ben Bahati who Passed Away Last Evening

Bishop Ben Bahati, a celebrated mentor and father to many artists, especially in the gospel industry, last evening succumbed to the injuries he sustained after he was involved in a grisly road accident in Burnt Forest a few months which kept him in Nairobi Hospital for a long time.

among the celebrity musicians he nurtured are Rufftone and his brother Daddy Owen, who led the line in paying tribute to the fallen father of gospel music in Kenya.

Bishop Ben Bahati will also be remembered for his songs like Atakukumbuka and many more which he produced and that were entertaining.

Ghafla Kenya samples some of the reactions from celebrities from Kenya, who in one way or the other knew or had connections with Bishop Ben Bahati.

Rufftone, who was immensely mentored by Ben, led the line with this:

Indeed to him, Ben Bahati was like a father, spiritually.

Then followed his brother, celebrated gospel singer, Daddy Owen with this touching message:

Musician Jaguar, who recently donated large chunks of money to foot Bishop Ben Bahati’s hospital bills, had this to say after learning of Bishop’s passing on:

Robert Alai, as usual and as real as he has always been, broke the news, sadly though. This is what he tweeted:

Celebrated singer Size 8, who initially did secular music before shifting to gospel, had this to say about the passing on of the father of gospel music in Kenya:

Radio Citizen’s Mzazi Willy M Tuva, who has continued to nurture local talent in his afternoon Mambo Mseto show, also paid tribute to Ben Bahati, tweeting:

Reverend Kathy Kiuna, another gospel singer also tweeted her condolences about the passing of Ben Bahati:

Others who paid tribute to Bishop Ben Bahati include Citizen TV’s Willis Raburu, KTN’s Ben Kitili and DJ Krowbar and DJ Soxxy.Here are their tributes and condolences: