A Narok Court has declined to release on bond a man accused of chopping-off the left arm of a police officer at Duka Moja area in Narok East Sub-County early this year.

Peter Memusi is accused of committing the crime on January 17, 2025, during a demonstration after residents barricaded the Narok-Maai Mahiu highway in protest over livestock that had been knocked and killed by a speeding vehicle.

Memusi appeared before Narok Chief Magistrate George Sagero charged with the offence.

According to the charge sheet, Memusi, alongside others not before the court, allegedly chopped-off the arm of Police Constable Isaiah Kamira who was deployed to help disperse the demonstrators.

He faces six charges that include causing grievous harm to a police officer, assaulting a police officer in the line of duty, taking part in an unlawful assembly, participating in a riot and malicious damage to government property – specifically a government vehicle with registration GKB 273T.

He was also charged with engaging in a violent protest that led to serious injuries and property destruction.

The Magistrate reiterated the gravity of the charges and cited risk of interference with investigations and public interest concerns if the accused was set free at the moment.

He ordered the prosecution to provide the defines with formal objections to bond, and directed that a probation report be prepared on the suspect.

The matter will be mentioned again in court on October 14, 2025, when the probation report and bond objection will be reviewed.

• A Tell Media / KNA report / By Ann Salaton