Controversial televangelist Gilbert Deya who has been deported from the UK to face child trafficking charges in Kenya. [Photo: nation.co.ke]Controversial televangelist Gilbert Deya of the 'miracle babies' fame has been deported from the United Kingdom to face charges of child trafficking and abduction in Kenya.
The extradition of the ‘miracle babies’ preacher was first ordered by then UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith in 2007.
However, the Nation reports, Deya has been defying efforts to deport him to face trial, arguing that his human rights would be under threat.
He also argued that he would face 'cruel and inhuman conditions' if jailed in Kenya.
Following his claims, then-Home Secretary Theresa May, who is the current British Prime Minister, sent a judge, Lord David Ramsbotham, to Nairobi’s Kamiti Maximum Security Prison to check on the conditions.
The judge ruled that Deya’s fears were unfounded. He is expected in court today.