Mumias East legislator Peter Salasya will be arraigned in court on Tuesday, January 16, following charges of assault, causing physical harm, and creating disturbance which leads to a breach of peace.
The lawmaker was arrested on Friday, January 12, after a viral video captured him slapping a man at a funeral. However, he was released on a bail of Ksh 50,000.
The unruly side of Salasya was exposed when the MP was seen in a camera slapping a man who is claimed to be an upcoming politician.
Peter Salasya turns unruly
Salasya was addressing masses at a funeral when the man he physically attacked asked to address the crowd, but the lawmaker told him to relax and allow him to continue with his speech.
The victim failed to bow to Salasya’s request, which made the Mumias East MP infuriated.
Amid the chaos, Salasya’s security detail was engaged in the intervention to restore calm. The lawmaker slapped the man before the mourners, something which Kenyans termed as reprehensible and intolerable.
Kenyans react to Salasya’s actions
One @Kulo Conrad stated,
” Is this what youthful leaders bring to the table? Why would a man slap someone who is literally in his own world? Peter Salasya has let many of us down.”
@abuga.makori added,
“Former DCJ Nancy Baraza was discharged from duty for pinching someone’s nose. Mumias East MP Peter Salasya punched someone in public . Our laws are meant to protect certain individuals and punish other . This is WRONG buana Salasya.”
This is not the first time leaders have been involved in physical fights in front of crowds.
In a funeral held on February 1, 2021, the then Dagoretti MP Simba Arati, currently the governor of Kisii, and Sylvanus Osoro, the South Mugirango MP, were engaged in a brawl where the two leaders exchanged blows in front of other dignitaries.
On December 29, 2021, the same script played out in Parliament. Legislators were seen in a video broadcast on television engaging in a brawl which resulted in one lawmaker coming out with blood on his cheek.
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