Kenyan court acquits 'miracle baby' pastor

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 18, 2023 12:08 am

NAIROBI: A Kenyan court on Monday acquitted a controversial self-styled preacher who claimed he could help infertile couples conceive 'miracle babies' through prayer, citing insufficient evidence from prosecutors.

Gilbert Deya, a former stonemason who moved to the United Kingdom's capital London from Kenya in the mid-1990s, was accused of stealing five children between 1999 and 2004 to buttress his claims.

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