Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has been released on bail after spending the weekend in police custody.
The MP who was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday, May 19, to face hate speech charges, was granted cash bail of Ksh200,000.
The lawmaker was arrested on Friday, May 16, along the Isiolo-Nanyuki road and detained at Central Police Station in Nairobi.
Mumias East MP Peter Selasya released after spending the weekend in jail. Photo: Courtesy.
Speaking after his release, Salasya faulted the government and authorities for the manner in which he was apprehended, claiming he was ‘arrested like a robber’.
According to the MP, the highway chase culminated in gunfire aimed at his convoy before he was finally nabbed.
He was moreover adamant his arrest was dangerous since his security detail was also armed at the time shots were allegedly fired at him on Friday.
Talking of the charges of spreading propaganda and insightful remarks, he denied any wrongdoing.
Salasya noted that there were many pseudo accounts under his name on social media which can be easily mistaken for the MP.
The ODPP released a statement on Monday, confirming Salasya was charged with hate speech contrary to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission Act.
