The hearing of a case in which Mumias East MP Peter Salasya is
charged with hate speech starts today at the Milimani Magistrate’s Court in
Nairobi.
Salasya was in May 2025 arrested and charged with making incitement remarks before the court released him on a Sh500,000 bond with an alternative bail of Sh200,000.
At the time of his arrest, the first-term lawmaker was returning from political engagements in Meru and Isiolo counties and was headed to Nanyuki for a series of rallies in which authorities claim he uttered hate speech.
The case is set to be heard before principal magistrate Paul Mutai, who had initially ordered the state to restore the MP’s security.
Okoth Obado case
At the anti-corruption court, the case against former Migori Governor Okoth Obado resumes in a session where the court is expected to be updated on an out-of-court settlement deal that was being negotiated between the state and the accused persons.
Obado was in 2020 charged with irregular acquisition of public funds amounting to Sh505 million from the Migori county government.
He, however, asked the court to adjourn hearings to allow him to pursue a plea bargain with the state.
Principal magistrate Charles Ondieki of the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court had given the parties time to negotiate before reporting back on the progress of the discussions.
The state, through the Director of Public Prosecutions, had told the court that meetings involving the accused, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the prosecution teams have been held to seek an out-of-court settlement.
However, when parties returned to court on Monday, the DPP made an application to have the case withdrawn, an attempt that was opposed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The court then directed the parties to agree on the way forward before returning to court today for directions.
