This archive report was first published on 21 August 2019.
Published on August 21, 2019, a court case involving Meru Senator Marrianne Jebet Kitany and his estranged wife Kitany has taken a dramatic turn.
Kitany, the estranged wife of the senator, testified in court that she first met Mithika Linturi in the Deputy President's office in 2013. She claimed that the relationship between her and the senator turned romantic after the DP Ruto instructed her to deal with Linturi's regular complaints.
According to Kitany, Senator Linturi seduced her when the DP sent her to persuade the senator to drop an impeachment motion he had tabled against the former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru. The two were 'having a good time' in Naivasha on the day the senator was to table the impeachment motion in parliament.
Kitany further testified that Linturi introduced his four children born from different mothers and she did the same by introducing her siblings at the lodge. She also claimed that the two were married in a customary Meru and Nandi wedding ceremony and how Linturi paid dowry and gave money to Kitany's family.
The senator has denied exchanging vows with Kitany. In December 2018, Kitany filed for divorce in Meru, accusing the senator of infidelity, bigamy, and mistreatment. However, the court said the divorce could not happen since Linturi was married to his third wife Mercy Kaimenyi.
