Gospel Star Betty Bayo, Known for Her Hit ‘11th Hour,’ Passes Away

Husband Hiram Gitau breaks down in tears over wife Betty Bayo's death

Betty Bayo’s husband, Hiram Gitau, couldn’t stop crying at the Kenyatta National Hospital on Monday, November 10, 2025, when a doctor told him that the famous gospel singer had died. Hiram, Betty’s ex-husband and a pastor, was seen crying and wailing loudly on Facebook Live as a family member read an official statement to the […] Source

Gospel star Betty Bayo, known for her hit ‘11th Hour,’ passes away

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 — Kenyan gospel artist Betty Bayo, whose song “11th Hour” became a beacon of hope for many, has passed away. The celebrated singer is reported to have died on Monday afternoon while receiving treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Her ex-partner, Pastor Victor Kanyari, confirmed the news of her passing. Betty breathed her last at around 1pm, marking the end of a remarkable journey in Kenya’s gospel music scene. Bayo …

Betty Bayo's Biography: Music, marriages, controversy, illness and death

Betty Bayo, born Beatrice Mbugua, was a Kenyan gospel singer whose life has played out at the intersection of talent, faith, scandal, and second chances.  Singing mainly in Agikuyu and Swahili, she built a loyal audience with emotionally honest worship songs and an unusually open public persona that kept her in the headlines for more than a decade. Early life and background Public profiles and interviews describe Bayo as the last-born in a famil…

Betty Bayo: Sorrow as beloved gospel musician dies, cause of death shared

Gospel musician Betty Bayo has sadly passed away. According to reports that have been shared online, the 11th Hour hitmaker was receiving treatment.