Drama unfolded on Saturday night after Mumias Member of Parliament Peter Salasya narrowly escaped arrest in Mombasa by unidentified individuals.Videos that circulated online, taken by Salasya's supporters, showed armed men, some masked and some wearing police officers' uniforms, being confronted by Salasya's supporters after they tried to apprehend the lawmaker in a hotel where he was residing in Mombasa.The supporters, who escorted the armed men to their numberless white car, were heard shouting "you cannot arrest Salasya," one supporter said recurrently, " a gun will not silence us," another one said.It has remained vague why exactly the armed individuals, who did not provide any form of identification details or an arrest warrant, wanted to apprehend the MP.
Unidentified individuals allegedly tried to apprehend Mumias Member of Parliament Peter Salasya on Saturday, May 10.
Twitter Peter Salasya Through his social media account, on Saturday, May 10, Salasya termed it 'unconstitutional, reckless, shameful and cowardly' to arrest a member of Parliament without the necessary documentation, such as an arrest warrant. "I want to categorically condemn the reckless, shameful, and cowardly attempt by unidentified individuals purporting to be police officers who stormed my hotel residence in Mombasa earlier today to unlawfully arrest me," he stated. "Let it be clear, this was not an arrest.
It was a criminal act disguised as law enforcement.
