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Speaker Wetang'ula 'hounded' by Jirongo's torch as DCI tighten probe

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula. [File, Standard]

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula is among 28 individuals who have recorded statements over the death of former Cabinet minister Cyrus Jirongo in a road accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, as detectives try to answer some of the lingering hard questions.

Jirongo’s sudden death on December 13, 2025, drew an uproar, with leaders, especially from the Western region, claiming the accident was an “assassination” of the once influential politician.

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