The Sh500 note was named after him when it was first released in the early 1990s by the Central Bank of Kenya but this week he had run out of money.
Mr Cyrus Jirongo, former Lugari MP and a presidential candidate in the August 8 General Election, was declared bankrupt by the court over a Sh700 million debt.
Ironically, it was his long-time friend, Sammy Kogo Boit, a businessman in Nairobi, who took him to court for failing to service a friendly loan he advanced the troubled politician.
Their friendship dates back three decades. Both were founding members of Youth for Kanu 1992, the youth lobby group that was formed to campaign for President Daniel arap Moi.
MONEY DISPLAY
Popularly known as YK92, the lob…
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