Former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo died on December 13, 2025, following a fatal road accident along the Nairobi–Nakuru highway. The once-powerful businessman was driving his Mercedes-Benz car when he collided head-on with a bus. He was 64.
Jirongo ranked among Kenya’s most influential political operatives and businessmen at his peak in the early 1990s, rising rapidly during the KANU era as chairman of Youth for KANU 1992 (YK-92).
Beyond politics, his name also became synonymous with large-scale real estate developments, high-value land holdings, and some of the most protracted property disputes in Kenya.
Jirongo’s property empire and legal battles
The politician’s wealth and political access, however,…