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From gospel DJ to Muslim: Inside DJ Kezz’s spiritual journey
13th July, 2025 07:47 PM
Keziah Jerono, widely known as DJ Kezz and formerly known for her vibrant gospel music in Kenya, rose to prominence as a Seventh‑day Adventist (SDA) musician and gospel disc jockey.
DJ Kezz’s journey is one of profound struggle, transformation, and spiritual seeking. Her conversion to Islam introduces a significant and deeply personal shift in her spiritual path.
Taking to her official Instagram account after announcing her newfound spiritual path, she expressed that the decision was the culmination of years of spiritual exploration, which she says did not start in church.
“My walk with God didn’t begin in church, and it didn’t end there. I’ve been walking a spiritual journey for years, asking hard questions, loving Jesus, studying faiths, and letting God speak in unexpected places,” she said.
“My choice to follow the Islamic path isn’t sudden, it’s sacred. It’s honest. It’s mine. I honour where I’ve been, and I honour where I’m going. Faith isn’t a box. It’s a calling. And I still answer.”
Until her conversion, DJ Kezz was a strong member of the SDA church, a member of the Msanii Music Group Choir and a gospel DJ.
Spiritual journey
Kezz’s spiritual journey has been marked by resilience. When she was 17, she endured a traumatic experience that ultimately led to her excommunication from the SDA Church.
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 church after getting pregnant.
“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.
