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Cyrus Jirongo: A life of wealth, politics, controversy and family

Former Cabinet minister Cyrus Jirongo. [File,Standard]

Former Cabinet minister and ex-Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo was a man whose name became synonymous with power, wealth and controversy in Kenya’s political landscape.

Known for his flamboyant lifestyle, meteoric rise and fiery political stances, Jirongo’s life came to a tragic end early Saturday, October 13,  when he died in a road accident along the Nairobi to Nakuru highway at Karai area in Naivasha.

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