Wamuzi News Ke
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has broken his silence after a chaotic and dramatic arrest that felt more like a movie scene than a routine police operation.
The controversial legislator, who was nabbed on Friday, May 16, along the Isiolo-Nanyuki Highway, was released on bond this Monday, May 19. But the questions swirling around his bizarre capture are just beginning—and the MP is not holding back.
Speaking shortly after his release, a visibly shaken Salasya blasted the government, accusing authorities of turning his arrest into a public spectacle.
“They arrested me like a common criminal… like a thief,” he told journalists, his voice brimming with disbelief. “Where is the protocol? I’m a sitting Member of Parliament!”
The MP says the whole ordeal was not only humiliating but extremely dangerous. According to Salasya, unidentified men—allegedly from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations—tailed his convoy on the highway before unleashing gunfire.
“They fired shots! We didn’t know who they were. My security team was armed too. It could’ve turned into a bloodbath,” Salasya recounted. “Is this how we treat elected leaders in this country?”
In a video posted on his official X account, Salasya documented part of the chilling pursuit, alleging his vehicle was targeted and photographed before armed men swooped in.
He now wants answers.
“I urge the DCI to train and properly brief your officers. I was arrested based on lies and online propaganda. I’ve seen multiple fake accounts under my name—none of which I run.”
Despite the drama, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) later confirmed that Salasya had been formally charged under the National Cohesion and Integration Commission Act for alleged hate speech.
He has denied all accusations.
The MP was granted release on a Ksh 200,000 cash bail or Ksh 400,000 bond after entering a not guilty plea.
But as Salasya returns to his constituency, Kenyans are left stunned, asking: what really happened on that highway—and was it justice, or a political takedown?
