Gilbert Deya plans to fight any extradition bid
A court has ordered the extradition of a Kenyan pastor who claims he can give infertile couples "miracle babies".
Gilbert Deya, the self-proclaimed bishop of Gilbert Deya Ministries, is charged with five counts of child stealing between 1999 and 2004.
Mr Deya's wife, Mary Deya, has already been convicted of child stealing offences in Nairobi.
Lawyers for London-based Mr Deya said he had been unfairly targeted and will appeal against the extradition order.
The orders can be automatically appealed, meaning the Kenyan government's attempt to have Mr Deya returned to face trial could continue in British courts for months.
The home secretary will make the final decision on whether he should be extradited.
At the extradition hearing, District Judge Caroline Tubbs heard from the lawyer for the Kenyan government that they had sufficient evidence to prosecute Mr Deya for child stealing after a group of small children were discovered in his Nairobi home.
The discovery came after media reports in both Kenya and Britain in August 2004 about the arrival of 'miracle babies' to members of Mr Deya's UK-based evangelical church.
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