Documents filed in court have laid bare the vast business empire that the couple built before their acrimonious break-up that is now playing out in numerous Family and Commercial court cases.
At the centre of the commercial dispute is Atticon Limited, a firm that Mr Linturi fully owned before ceding 50 per cent shares to Baron Estates Ltd, which is associated with the estranged wife.
The ceding of ownership was in exchange for Baron Estates guaranteeing a Sh50 million loan that Mr Linturi intended to borrow at Family Bank.
Ms Kitany, a former powerful Chief of Staff at the Office of Deputy President William Ruto, has filed for divorce and wants their union dissolved over cruelty, neglect, infidelity and desertion claims.
She wants the court to declare that she is entitled to half of the assets held by Mr Linturi as provided for by the Matrimonial Properties Act, 2013, setting the stage for the preservation orders.
Other property are two vehicles; a Range Rover and Toyota Lexus. “The vehicles in question shall continue being used by their current users but without changing ownership,” said Justice Onyiego.
The ceding of ownership was in exchange for Baron Estates guaranteeing a Sh50 million loan that Mr Linturi intended to borrow at Family Bank.
Mr Linturi is, however, accused of fraudulently kicking out Baron Estates from ownership of Atticon and further increasing the loan secured using the Baron’s property to Sh530 million without its consent.
Justice James Makau has issued an order preserving Atticon’s assets and Baron’s properties charged as security to the loan until January 30 when both parties are expected to be heard in court.
Mr Linturi is yet to file his response to the suit. According to documents he filed in a separate case pitting him against Ms Kitany over the ownership of a Mae Ridge County Villas House, the senator revealed that Ms Kitany owns Baron Estates and Noniko Holdings Ltd through her children and close relatives as proxy or nominee shareholders.
Mr Linturi told the court in that case that Ms Kitany owns multi-million shilling properties through the two companies.
Documents filed in court identify Baron Estates’ signatories as Rodha Kitany and Collins Kipchumba Ngetich.