Kenyan gospel singer Ruth Matete has lost her Nigerian husband pastor John Apewajoye.

According to reports pastor John passed away on Saturday after being involved in a gas accident at their home. He died at a local hospital while receiving treatment.

A voice note doing rounds on social media allegedly from one of Matete's friends states , "Ruth and her husband John changed their gas cylinder and when they got to the house, he went to the kitchen to fix it. he noticed it was excess and he took the cylinder to the balcony and tried releasing some so that it would be okay to use. After coming back to the kitchen he lit the gas without knowing that there was excess gas on the clothes outside. His clothes caught fire immediately and it started spreading. The clothes on the balcony caught fire too. He ran to the sitting room screaming 'babe help me".

Matete is said to have asked for help from neighbours who helped her in rushing the husband to hospital.

"He has been doing so well until yesterday (Saturday) night when he breathed his last. it's so sad and Ruth is in her first trimester. That's the hardest part," adds the voice note.

Matete took to facebook to confirm the news.

“My husband Beloved John Apewajoye has gone to be with the lord… I humbly ask for your prayers during this difficult time,”  she posted.

The two got married in November 2019.