The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched investigations into Meru Senator Mithika Linturi over allegations of drawing a gun on his wife after a domestic argument.
His partner, Maryanne Keitany, a former Chief of Staff at Deputy President William Ruto’s office, recorded her statement at the DCI on Tuesday, claiming Linturi threatened to kill her using a pistol.
Last evening, DCI boss George Kinoti confirmed that the legislator had been summoned after the complaint was made, adding that the matter is under investigation.
“There was a complaint of threats against a life by the senator and he was summoned. Investigations are ongoing and we will act accordingly with time,” he stated.
Linturi was put on the spot by his wife over the death of their house help Edith Kananu in October. That is when the situation escalated and the legislator threatened to kill Keitany.
She insisted that he allows the police to probe the cause of Kananu’s death because she suspected foul play.
“It was at that stage that he whipped out a gun and threatened to shoot me. I had to lock myself inside my bedroom waiting for things to calm down.
Thereafter, she sought refuge in a neighbour’s house until she reported the matter to police.
She has since moved out of the Runda house to another residence in Kileleshwa.
Keitany served the Deputy President until March 2015, when she left the post alongside dozens of other top Government officials in the wake of corruption allegations.
