Cyrus Jirongo: Political Powerbroker, Businessman and Former Lugari MP Dies in Naivasha Crash
Friends said he left Nairobi after meeting a group of Western Kenya leaders in Karen and was heading to his rural home in Lugari, Kakamega. Other accounts suggested he had travelled to Naivasha for a brief engagement and was returning to Nairobi at the time of the crash. Police s..
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Former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, a prominent figure in Kenyan politics and business, died in a road crash on Saturday morning, December 13, in Naivasha. His vehicle collided head-on with a Climax Coach bus on the Nakuru Highway around 3:00 am.
- Jirongo, aged 64, was driving alone when the accident occurred at Karai, Naivasha.
- He was a leader of Youth for KANU ’92 (YK’92) and a former Minister for Rural Development.
- Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing, as leaders like COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli mourned his passing.
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Former MP Cyrus Jirongo Dies in Head-on Collision in Naivasha - December 2025
Former Lugari MP and veteran politician Cyrus Jirongo died on Saturday morning, December 13, in Naivasha. The accident occurred around 3:00 am on the Nakuru Highway and involved a head-on collision between his car and a Climax Coach bus, killing him on the spot. The Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) attributed the death to the failure by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to dual the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway, calling it an incident of sustained institutional negligence. The driver of the 65-seater bus involved has since detailed the moments leading up to the crash. Following the accident, National Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo urged motorists to exercise caution on Kenyan roads. The incident also brought renewed attention to Jirongo's political past as leader of the Youth for KANU ’92 (YK’92) group.
