Mumias East MP Peter Salasya arrives at Milimani Law Courts to be charged under tight security on May 19, 2025/EZEKIEL AMING'A.Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has been released from police custody after Milimani Law Courts granted him a Sh500,000 bond or an alternative of Sh200,000 cash bail.
This was following his arraignment before the Milimani Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning, where he was charged with hate speech. He denied the charges.
“Since the bond terms are not opposed, I am aided to grant the accused person as follows; he is admitted to a surety bond of Sh500,000 in the alternative cash bail of Sh200,000,” Milimani Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai said.
Efforts by the MP and his legal team to secure his release had faced a setback after a Milimani Law Courts magistrate cited errors in the charge sheet, forcing a deferment of the case and its transfer from Court 6 to Court 2, his aide earlier said.
Salasya was arrested along the Isiolo-Nanyuki highway and locked up at Nairobi Central Station.
He spent several nights in police custody prior to his arraignment.
Following his arrest on Friday, the MP said the persons who had arrested him introduced themselves as Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers.
He said they ambushed his convoy, shot at his vehicle, and disarmed his security team.
“I have just been attacked by unknown individuals claiming to be DCI officers,” Salasya wrote on his social media.
“They disarmed my security team, shot at my vehicle, and pursued me. One of my guards managed to help me flee into nearby bushes for safety.
According to the legislator, multiple vehicles intercepted his convoy, shot at the tires of his four-wheel drive, and immobilised the car.
Salasya was reportedly returning from political engagements in Meru and Isiolo and was headed to Nanyuki for a series of rallies when the incident occurred.
