DNK International By Our Correspondent, Nairobi
Prophet Paul Mwangi Gatundu’s life reads like a parable of destiny shaped by faith, resilience, and an unrelenting prophetic conviction.
He was born on June 24, 1970, not in a hospital or at home but beside a roadside in Naivasha, Nakuru County.
Talking to Daily News Kenya-International,Prophet Gatundu said that his entrance into the world foretold a life that would never follow conventional paths.
Today, he is the founder and lead minister of The Prophetic Prayers Network (PPN), a growing Pentecostal ministry known for its emphasis on prayer, prophecy and national moral consciousness.
Raised in Kenya and grounded in Christian discipline, Gatundu pursued theological training and attained a degree in Divinity with a focus on Leadership and Management.
Theological training equipped him with both spiritual depth and organizational acumen.
Though he did not follow a conventional professional career path, he attributes his unusual rise in the corporate world to what he calls “the wisdom of God.”
This wisdom saw him serve at Oserian Development Company in Naivasha miraculously because he had no formal training of the job and served as an accountant, store manager, and later rose to the position of Regional Manager at Colgate Palmolive, an experience that broadened his leadership outlook beyond the pulpit.
Initially drawn to the priesthood within the Catholic Church, Gatundu later experienced a spiritual shift that led him to Pentecostal Christianity, first through the Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG) and later Deliverance Church.
His dynamic and uncompromising preaching eventually brought him under the mentorship of Archbishop Arthur Kitonga of Redeemed Gospel Church International, a relationship he credits with sharpening and shaping his prophetic calling.
A family man, Gatundu is married and a father of three.
Beyond ministry, he has remained deeply engaged with Kenya’s social and political currents.
During the 2022 general election, he joined the presidential campaign of Mwaura Waihiga, who vied for the presidency on Agano party.
Mwaure a confessed birn Christian who was banking majorly banking on his anticipated victory on the Prophecy by Gatundu garnered 31,987 votes nationally, a modest tally by electoral standards.
Gatundu at the time said that their campaign was never about numbers alone.
“We were searching for righteousness in leadership,” he said, explaining that the bid opened his eyes to the complex intersection between faith, politics and national conscience.
His involvement also spurred his personal research into the influence of the Church on electoral outcomes, reinforcing his belief that Kenya needs leaders who are spiritually grounded.
Gatundu’s activism stretches back to his youth in Central Kenya, where he admitted that he observed the rise of former leader of outlawed Mungiki sect Maina Njenga, a controversial but influential figure in the 1990’s up to now.
Drawn by Njenga’s boldness and ambition, Gatundu says he prayed for him and his followers even as fear of police crackdowns loomed.
A defining moment came when former interna Cabinet Minister in the late Mwai Kibaki regime,John Michuki issued a hardline “shoot to kill” directive at the height of unrest.
Gatundu says that he openly challenged the stance, warning against what he described as the elimination of a generation, particularly when Njenga was facing court cases and imprisonment.
Today, he counts Njenga as a personal friend.
As a grandchild of Mau Mau freedom fighters,Gatundu is also an advocate for compensation and recognition of Kenya’s independence heroes through an organisation called MauMau war veterans association arguing that spiritual justice must accompany historical justice.
He is outspoken on what he terms the loss of Kenya’s “prophetic mandate,” contending that while the country conducts elections through democratic formulas, it has sidelined theological and prophetic guidance.
In his view, religious rivalry, particularly between Catholic institutions, the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and evangelical bodies has weakened the prophetic voice.
Among his most memorable remarks is his insistence that “a nation must listen to a prophet before it goes to an election,” and his bold proposal that a president should appoint a prophet as a spiritual adviser even before naming political or economic advisers.
To amplify this message, Gatundu actively uses social media, sharing prophetic insights aimed at reaching the masses beyond church walls.
Whether admired or contested, Prophet Paul Mwangi Gatundu remains a compelling figure in Kenya’s religious landscape a man whose journey from a roadside birth to national prophetic commentary reflects a life convinced that faith must speak to power, history and the future of the nation.
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🗓️ [DNK-International@January 25,2026]
