•Wamalwa described the first-term MP as a very popular young man who might be dealing with anger management issues.
•Looking at Salasya's background, the former Defense CS said that the MP came from a poor background and had to take leadership roles at a young ag.
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Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) party has summoned Mumias East MP Peter Salasya for a meeting on Tuesday.
Revealing details, DAP K party leader Eugene Wamalwa on Monday said that the party leadership will meet the legislator after he appears in court.
" We have called him (Salaysa) and he is appearing before court tomorrow and after that, he will be coming to meet the party leadership," he said on SpiceFM.
Wamalwa described the first-term MP as a very popular young man who might be dealing with anger management issues.
Despite that, the former Defense CS highlights that the party would still mentor Salasya.
" He( Salaysa) is a fearless leader who fought for Mumias Sugar and his people. But he needs to manage some of the issues he is being blamed for," Wamalwa added.
Looking at Salasya's background, the former Defense CS said that the MP came from a poor background and had to take leadership roles at a young age after the death of his father.
"Salaysa had a big dream. He fought with nothing, bare hands and won to become a Member of Parliament," Wamalwa added.
Salasya was on Friday arrested over an assault claim on a Member of County Assembly in Kakamega.
However, he was released on Sh50,000 cash bail pending his arraignment on Tuesday, January 16.
In a statement, the police said he is likely to be charged with assault and causing actual bodily harm, a violation of section 251 of the penal code.
Additionally, he faces charges of creating disturbance in a manner that could lead to a breach of peace, under section 95 (1)(b) of the same code.
This follows an incident involving the discharge of firearms by his two bodyguards, who have since been disarmed.
Their firearms are currently undergoing ballistic analysis, according to police reports.
The incident occurred during a fracas at a funeral in Mumias on Friday, January 12.
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya is one of the few politicians in the country who like courting controversies in the full glare of the public.
From the moment he was sworn Salasya has been in the spotlight often for many reasons including being on the wrong side of the law.
His troubles are not just in the public.
The youthful first-term MP has interminably courted controversy inside Parliament as well.
Even with a string of controversies hanging around his neck, recent polls have ranked him among the top-performing young MPs.