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A life of open doors: Cyrus Jirongo's long road to greatness

The late former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo. [File, Standard]

Hon. Cyrus Jirongo was a gem. 

The earliest time I interacted with him was in 2002, when he sought the position of Kanu Vice Chairman in the run-up to the Kanu–NDP merger of March 18, 2002. At the time, I was a student leader at the University of Nairobi. In an act of political maturity, he eventually gave way to Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, who became Vice Chairman alongside Noah Katana Ngala, Kalonzo Musyoka, and Uhuru Kenyatta. 

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