DJ Kezz says she has converted to Islam
By Valerian Khakayi, July 12, 2025Popular gospel disc jockey (DJ) and musician Keziah Jerono, alias DJ Kezz, has publicly announced her conversion to Islam.
Taking to her official social media channels on Friday, July 11, 2025, DJ Kezz posted a heartwarming photo of herself with her daughter dressed in Islamic attire.
She expressed her gratitude and announced that they had taken their Shahadah, the central declaration of faith in Islam, considered the religion’s first pillar.
The mother of one further stated that the Shahadah marked the beginning of what she described as the most beautiful chapter yet.
After the announcement, fans asked if she had converted to Islam, and she confirmed that she is now a Muslim.
“Alhamdulillah. We’ve taken Our Shahada. This is the beginning of the most beautiful chapter yet!,” she announced.
“I am now a Muslim.”
In addition, the energetic entertainer revealed that her Muslim name is Zziah, while her daughter’s is Liyana.
DJ Kezz’s announcement marks a potentially transformative moment in her personal and spiritual life.
Spiritual journey
Speaking during an interview with Oga Obinna on August 26, 2024, DJ Kezz, while narrating her spiritual journey, revealed that she was excommunicated from the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church when she was a teenager.
“I was 17 years old when I got assąulted and got pregnant, it was an unfortunate insistence, first time going to a club in Eldoret and I was druggēd and then assaulted and I got pregnant. I didn’t tell anybody,” DJ Kezz narrated.
“When finally everybody found out, I don’t blame them you know our church has some regulations. We have very strict rules and it is worse when you go to rural areas. It was worse when I finally realized it was not only the church but also my friends and the community,” she narrated.
“I got ex-communicated and it made me so mad at God which was not even His fault, but how I was treated made me feel so bad. I stopped going to church in 2017 and that’s how I ended up being a club DJ.”
She further stated that in 2020, she embarked on a transformative journey to reconnect with her faith, adding that the lockdown period provided an opportunity for her to use her extraordinary talent as a DJ to share the message of God with the world.
Deejaying career
In addition, she said that her deejaying journey started while on campus where she was going to clubs and fell in love with the art.
“When I went to campus, I was going to parties. I was a young mum. I was going to clubs to get photos and that’s how I came in contact with dejaying. I fell in love with it and that’s where my journey as a DJ started. Ivyo ndio nilisema siwezi fanya ya gospel nitafanya huku ya secular. Almost six years I didn’t step foot into a church, “DJ Kezz said.