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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is among the high-profile leaders attending the burial of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo at his Lumakanda home in Kakamega County. Uhuru arrived shortly after 11:30 a.m. while the funeral service was underway, briefly drawing the attention of mourners who stood up on seeing him. Click …

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has traced a white Toyota Probox captured on CCTV near the scene of the fatal crash that claimed former Lugari MP and businessman Cyrus Jirongo, as inquiries into the incident progress. In a Thursday update, the DCI said detectives visited Keringet in Kuresoi South, …

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has shared an emotional account of his final encounter with former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, only hours before Jirongo lost his life in a road accident. Speaking during a visit to Jirongo’s home in Lumakanda, Lugari, Wetang’ula said he was deeply shaken to learn that …

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched detailed investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of former Cabinet minister and ex-Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, who died after a road accident on the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway. In a statement released on Monday, the DCI confirmed that the crash occurred in the …

The family of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo is demanding clarity over his final movements, insisting he left Karen heading for his home in Gigiri, not Naivasha, despite police reports stating he died in a head-on collision on the Nakuru–Naivasha Highway. Former Westlands MP Fred Gumo, who chairs the funeral …

Former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo will be buried on December 30, 2025, at his Lumakanda home, next to his parents’ graves, the family has confirmed. Announcing the arrangements on behalf of the burial committee, former Vihiga Senator George Khaniri said the family reached the decision after consultations, noting …

The driver of a Climax Coach bus involved in the road accident that claimed the life of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo has shared his account of the events leading up to the crash, saying he was forced to make a split-second decision. The accident occurred on the Nakuru–Naivasha Highway …

The body of former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo has been transferred to Lee Funeral Home. A family representative and current Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera received the body after police moved it from the Naivasha Sub-County Mortuary, where it had been held pending a postmortem. Click here to join …

Cyrus Shakhalaga Khwa Jirongo (born March 21, 1961 – died December 13, 2025) was a prominent Kenyan politician whose career spanned more than three decades. Known for his early influence in multiparty politics, leadership roles in Parliament, and repeated presidential ambitions, Jirongo was a figure both admired and controversial in …

Former Lugari MP Cyru Jirongo died early Saturday morning after being involved in a road accident in the Karai area of Naivasha, Nakuru County. According to family members and friends, he was driving himself to his rural home in Lugari, Kakamega, when his car collided head-on with a bus. Rift …