Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has mourned former Kenyan Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo, stating he only recently learned of his death in a December 2025 road accident.

• President Museveni expressed sadness, calling Jirongo a "good and patriotic leader" and regretting his unawareness of the death.
• The late Cyrus Jirongo was a former Member of Parliament for Lugari and a Cabinet minister.
• Museveni also recalled Jirongo alerting him around 2019 to issues with Uganda's petroleum import arrangements, which eventually led to cost savings.