Former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo is dead.
Jirongo died Saturday morning following a road accident that occurred in Karai area, Naivasha, Nakuru County.
His friends and relatives said Jirongo was driving himself to his rural home in Lugari, Kakamega, when his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a bus.
Rift Valley Traffic Enforcement Officer Sarah Chumo said the crash happened at around 3:00 a.m. December 13, 2025, along the busy Nairobi–Nakuru Highway.
According to the police report, Jirongo was driving from the Nakuru direction heading towards the Nairobi direction before colliding head-on with a passenger bus.
"The accident occurred today, 13/12/2025, at about 0300hrs at Karai area along Nakuru-Naivasha highway. It happened that one Cyrus Jirongo, aged 64 years, was driving motor vehicle reg. No. KCZ 305C make m/benz from Nakuru direction heading towards Nairobi direction, and upon reaching the location of the accident, he failed to keep to its inner lane and collided head on collission with the oncoming motor vehicle reg. KCU 576A, belonging to Climax company, driven by Tiras Kamau Githinji, aged 52years. As a result of the accident, the driver of KCZ 350C sustained serious head injuries and died on the spot," the report read.
He was alone at the time.
Police said they are investigating the incident.
His car was badly damaged, police and witnesses said.
Some of his friends rushed to the scene and were directed to the local mortuary, where police had moved his body.
There were plans to move the body to Nairobi for further procedures.
He was a former Minister for Rural Development.
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka mourned Jirongo.
“Death has robbed us of one of our greatest sons. Rest in peace, Hon. Cyrus Jirongo,” he said in a post.
COTU boss Francis Atwoli too mourned the death.
“This morning, with a lot of shock and sadness, I have learnt of the passing on of Cyrus Jirongo, who was an asset to our community and Kenya. We loved him, but God loved him more.”
Jirongo served as Lugari MP and was widely known for his influence in national politics and development initiatives in Western Kenya.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the accident, as tributes continue to pour in from colleagues, friends, and constituents remembering Jirongo’s legacy and contribution to public life.
Jirongo was born on March 21, 1961.
He attended Mang’u High School between 1978 and 1981.
He became widely known at a young age for his political organising skills rather than for a formal professional background.
Jirongo rose to national prominence in 1992 as the leader of Youth for KANU 92, a powerful political lobby group formed to support late President Daniel arap Moi during Kenya’s first multiparty elections.
The group played a major role in mobilisation and fundraising and made Jirongo one of the most influential young political figures of the early 1990s.
