Controversial Kenyan preacher Gilbert Deya has died following a road accident along the Kisumu-Bondo highway.
The tragic road accident along the Bondo-Kisian road claimed the life of Bishop Deya and left 30 others injured.
The accident occurred at the Namba Kapiyo area and involved three vehicles: a school bus belonging to Moi, a Toyota Fortuner registered to the County Government of Siaya, and a Toyota Noah, Nyanza Traffic Boss Peter Maina confirmed.
Deya rose to national and international notoriety in the late 1990s and early 2000s through his “miracle babies” claims.
He led the Gilbert Deya Ministries, a church that claimed infertile women could conceive through prayer and divine intervention.
His ministry, based in the UK at the height of its fame, faced serious legal challenges after investigations linked him to a child trafficking ring.
Deya was accused of stealing children from hospitals and poor families in Kenya and presenting them to desperate couples as miracle babies.
He was extradited from the United Kingdom to Kenya in 2017 after a lengthy legal battle and was charged with multiple counts related to child theft.
Though he denied all charges, the cases became a significant legal and ethical controversy, raising questions about religious exploitation and accountability.
At the time of his death, Deya had largely stepped away from the public spotlight but remained a polarizing figure within religious and legal circles.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident and working to determine whether any additional parties were injured.
His body was taken to a local mortuary as the scene was cleared.
