Blow to MP Salasya as court dismisses his torture allegations

The Milimani Magistrate Court has dismissed claims by Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya that he was subjected to torture while in police custody.

Principal Magistrate Peter Mutai, presiding over the case, ruled that the court lacks jurisdiction to release exhibits at this stage, maintaining that due process must be followed.

Salasya, who was charged with hate speech on May 19, 2025, secured his release on a cash bail of Ksh.200,000.

The court has directed that the case proceed to pre-trial on June 16, 2025.

"It's my finding that this court lacks jurisdiction for the direct release of exhibits until it is formally produced. The accused, however, has a right to protection by the State and should be accorded security within the established protocols," said Mutai.

Salasya was arrested dramatically in May during a tour of Isiolo and taken into custody in Nairobi.

He said men claiming to be officers from th edIrectorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) attacked his convoy, shot at him before taking him into custody.

In a series of tweets posted on his official X account, he detailed that the masked men, about 15 in number, who were heavily armed with AK-47 rifles, intercepted his convoy along the highway after his Isiolo tour.

They allegedly opened fire, deflating his vehicle's tyres before disarming his security team.