Meru Senator Mithika Linturi is once again in the public spotlight and this time it is not because of presenting an impeachment motion in Parliament, it is for allegedly trying to kill his wife.
Mithika’s brawl with his wife started at their matrimonial home in Runda. Claims have now emerged of how the senator threatened to kill his wife, Maryanne who is believed to have filed a complaint at the DCI.
Detectives say they have questioned Linturi after he allegedly threatened to kill her wife during a domestic brawl in their Runda home, Nairobi. Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was questioned at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters after Maryanne Keitany filed a complaint, claiming he threatened to kill her. Ms Keitany, a former chief of staff of Deputy President William Ruto, recorded her statement at the DCI earlier in the week.
The two have been living together for more than five years. Gun holder Keitany is said to have told police that Linturi, a licensed gun holder, threatened to shoot her during an argument. A senior officer at the DCI said Linturi was summoned to their offices after the complaint was made and that the matter was now under investigation.
“There was a complaint of threats against life against the senator and he was summoned for questioning. Investigations are ongoing and we will act accordingly with time,” said the source who asked not to be named.
Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti said the claims were being investigated. “We are investigating a complaint of threats to someone’s life,” he said. Yesterday, Linturi, who admitted that he was at the DCI on Wednesday, denied reports that he recorded any statement over the allegations.
“I have not been summoned to the DCI nor recorded any statement and if I am called upon, I will present myself there,” he said. When asked what he had gone to do at the DCI on Tuesday, Linturi said: “The DCI is a public office and anyone can go there when they want at any time.
Keitany on the other hand refused to comment on the matter. She however confirmed that she recorded a statement over threats on her life and said that their differences are linked to what she termed mysterious death of their house help Edith Kananu who died at Linturi’s rural home on October 5 after complaining of a severe headache.