Meru Senator Mithika Linturi has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot dead his wife Maryanne Keitany.
Linturi was arrested at his Runda home after his wife made a complaint to the DCI.
Last week, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti confirmed that Linturi had been grilled on the incident but was later released.
Keitanny, who served as the powerful chief of staff in Deputy President William Ruto’s office between 2013 and 2015, is reported to have told detectives that her husband had threatened to shoot her dead.
The couple’s fights were said to have started with their house maid’s mysterious death in Meru.
Linturi’s wife wanted the police to probe the murder, a demand that is said to have infuriated the Meru Senator.
The Meru Senator was grilled at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters after Keitany filed a complaint, claiming he threatened to kill her. 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, also 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 under investigation. Linturi admitted he was at the DCI but 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, Linturi said, “The DCI is a public office and anyone can go there when they want at any time. If I went to the DCI it is none of your business.”