Esther Arunga: Reason former news anchor dropped estranged hubby Timberlake’s surname

Esther Arunga has legally reclaimed her maiden name, dropping Quincy Timberlake through a deed poll registered in Nairobi, Kenya, after years of personal turmoil.

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Former KTN news anchor Esther Arunga has made a definitive legal break from her estranged husband Quincy Timberlake, formally dropping his surname 16 years after she first adopted it.

Gazette Notice No. 16203, published on 9th October, confirms that Arunga executed a deed poll on 2nd October 2026, renouncing the name Esther Adongo Timberlake and reclaiming her birth name.

The filing, handled by her advocates LAK Advocates, was registered at the Registry of Documents in Nairobi as Presentation No. 64, Volume D1, Folio 918/3321.

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