Bishop Gilbert Deya, one of Kenya's most controversial clergymen and leader of Gilbert Deya International Ministries, has died in a road accident while on his way home to Bondo.

According to Nyanza region traffic enforcement officer Peter Maina, Deya died in a fatal road accident involving three vehicles at the "Namba Kapiyo" area along the busy Kisian-Bondo road.

At the time of the accident, Deya was driving his Toyota Noah with his wife and another female passenger on board.

According to Officer Maina, Deya lost control of his vehicle and collided with a Moi University bus heading towards Kisumu.