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Former Minister and Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo killed in accident

By Antony Gitonga | Dec. 13, 2025
The wreckage of the vehicle the former MP Cyrus Jirongo was driving in. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Former Cabinet minister and ex-Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo has died in a road accident early Saturday, at Karai area in Naivasha on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

Jirongo was driving from Nakuru to Nairobi when his car collided head-on with an oncoming bus at about 3 am, killing him on the spot, Naivasha DCIO Isaac Kiama has confirmed.

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