Mumias East MP Peter Salasya during this year’s Rhema Feast in Nairobi, September 4, 2025.“When I think upon your goodness and your faithfulness each day, I'm convinced it's not because I’m worthy to receive the kind of love that you give.
But I'm grateful for your mercy and I'm grateful for your grace.
And because of how you've poured out yourself, I have come to sing this song out in praise.”
These opening lines from Nathaniel Bassey’s 2012 worship anthem 'Imela' are often heard drifting from radios and church sound systems.
Yet, when performed live, their weight can pierce far deeper—perhaps just as they did for Mumias East MP Peter Salasya during this year’s Rhema Feast in Nairobi.
The outspoken legislator, known more for his fiery political exchanges than pulpit sermons, seemed to undergo what could only be described as a Damascus moment.
As he joined thousands of worshippers in song, Salasya later confessed to feeling a powerful conviction that politics might not be his ultimate calling.
He took to his X account with a heartfelt declaration: “It’s Imela Ezemo, Rhema Feast, this is now where I dwell. One day, I will stop everything and focus on Him alone. Jesus, I love you. Siku zote mimi na wewe. Forever.”
The Rhema Feast, now one of Nairobi’s largest annual Christian gatherings, is a week-long convergence of worship, prophetic ministry, healing, and fellowship.
This year’s edition, held at Uhuru Park, has drawn thousands of believers hungry for spiritual renewal.
The climax comes on Friday with a special business forum—designed to provide prophetic strategies for the marketplace and inspire kingdom-driven leadership.
Headlining the event are some of the most revered local and international evangelists, among them Apostle Joshua Selman, Bishop Kathy Kiuna, Pastor T Mwangi, Bishop JB Masinde, worship powerhouses Sinach and Nathaniel Bassey, Pastor Felix Okoh, and Reverend Julian Kyula.
For Salasya, it was not just another religious festival.
It was a spiritual awakening that left him pondering a future far from the noisy chambers of politics and closer to the pulpit, where he says his heart may one day fully belong.
