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Love, hate business: The captivating web that entangled Kitany and Linturi

A collage of CS Mithika Linturi and Marianne Kitany.

The fertiliser scandal has sucked in Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi, his estranged lover Marianne Jebet Kitany and her brother Collins Kipchumba, bringing back to the fore the captivating love-hate relationship the CS has had with his ex-wife spanning years.

On April 13, Kitany urged Linturi to take full responsibility for the fake subsidised fertiliser in the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots. Speaking in Nandi County during the thanksgiving ceremony for Chepkunyuk MCA John Tildai, Kitany stressed the seriousness of the matter.

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