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Mithika Linturi's Biography in Summary

President William Ruto has appointed Franklin Mithika Linturi as the Agriculture And Livestock Development CS. He has been involved in politics for over two decades. He began his career as an insurance broker before entering politics. Despite failing in his first two attempts to become an MP, he did not give up hope and was elected to the Igembe South Constituency in 2007.

He is one of those legislators who has been embroiled in a number of scandals. Marianne Kitany, his ex-wife, who had held a key position in the office of the vice president, accused him of attempting to poison her, abusing her, and transferring her property to himself. He is also caught up in a more serious tempest after being accused of attempted rape.

Mithika Linturi Age

He was born in 1969 in Igembe, Meru county. 

Mithika Linturi Education

He began his education at Amwamba Primary School before moving on to Igembe Boys Secondary School.

The senator then went on to get a Diploma in Marketing from the Kenya Institute of Marketing (KIM), as well as a Certificate in Insurance from the College of Insurance.

He also took a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) course at Meru Technical College. He is also claimed to have attended the University of Colombia for a business course.

Mithika Linturi Career

After graduation, he worked as an agent for many insurance companies. He started Arkehoice Insurance Brokers Ltd, of which he is the managing director, in 1999. The company has offices in Maua and Nairobi.

Mithika Linturi Politics

He ran for the Igembe South parliamentary seat on the Safina party ticket in 1997, but lost to Jackson Itirithia Kalweo, who ran on the KANU party banner. He would later blame the defeat on his party's late registration. Following his defeat, he joined the Kenya National Development Party (NDP), which later amalgamated with KANU and is now defunct.

He ran for the Igembe parliamentary seat again in 2002, this time on the KANU party ticket. He was defeated by Raphael Muriungi of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC).

He ran for the Igembe South parliamentary seat for the third time in 2007. This time, the chances were in his favor, and he was elected to the KANU party's seat. As a result, he was elected to the 10th Parliament.

He ran for the TNA party's Igembe South constituency seat in 2013. In March of that year, he was appointed to the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communications, and Information, as well as the Public Investments Committee and the House Business Committee.

 In 2017, he vied for the Meru senatorial seat under the Jubilee Coalition and won, making him the second senator of the county. 

Mithika Linturi Trivia

Mithika Linturi Court case with ex-wife Kitany

Previously, the politicians had a falling out with his estranged wife Marianne Kitany.

Linturi's name was dragged through the mud after Kitany accused him of abusing her. Kitany alleged the MP threatened to kill her during a marital dispute at their Runda home. Kitany went on to obtain a restraining order and exclusive possession of their home.

In a second report published on March 8, 2021 by Business Daily, the legislator was accused of acquiring sh530 million by forgery. Kitany accused him of faking signatures in order to obtain a multimillion-shilling loan from Family Bank. The senator was requesting legal protection from an expected arrest. Atticon Ltd, a company they both owned, was squarely in the middle of it all.

Mithika Linturi  Rape charges

According to the Star, the senator filed a motion in court to prevent his detention or being charged with attempted rape and indecent act with an adult.

According to the publication, after the husband had left the couple's room at Maiyan Villas Resort Nanyuki, the Meru Senator attempted to rape the man's wife.

The legislator discovered the door open and climbed into bed without saying anything. The woman mistook it for her husband and did not turn on the lights. Linturi then allegedly touched her in an odd way.

CS Linturi was recently involved in a fertilizer scandal where they would make sand or fake fertilizer and sell as DAP approved. Billions of Ksh were lost and he faced a lot of backlash. He is currently facing an impeachment motion in the national assembly parliament where he lost the round one of the votes

President William Ruto's full Cabinet

1. Prime Cabinet Secretary - Musalia Mudavadi

2. CS for Interior - Kithure Kindiki

3. CS for National Treasury-Njuguna Ndung'u

4. CS for Public Service and Gender - Aisha Jumwa

5. CS for Defence - Aden Duale

6. CS for Water, Sanitation & Irrigation - Alice Wahome

7. CS for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs -Alfred Mutua

8. CS for Trade - Moses Kuria

9.CS for EAC - Rebecca Miano

10. CS for Roads - Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen

11. CS for Lands - Zacharia Mwangi Njeru

12. CS for Tourism - Peninah Malonza

13. CS for Agriculture - Mithika Linturi

4. CS for Education - Ezekiel Machogu

15. CS for Energy and Petroleum - Davis Chirchir

16. CS for Sports - Ababu Namwamba

17. CS for Cooperatives and MSMEs - Simon Chelugui

18. CS for Mining - Salim Mvurya

19. CS for Labour - Florence Bore

20. CS for Health - Susan Wafula

21. CS for Communication - Eliud Owalo

22. CS for Environment & forestry - Roselinda Soipan Tuya

Attorney General - Justin Muturi

National Security adviser - Monica Juma

Secretary to the cabinet - Mercy Wanjau