The body of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo has been moved to Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi following a fatal road crash early on Saturday, December 13. Family, friends, and close associates received the body upon arrival.
Jirongo lost his life while driving from Naivasha to Nairobi. According to police, his Mercedes-Benz saloon collided head-on with a Climax Sacco passenger bus in the Karai area along the Nakuru–Naivasha highway.
The bus driver told authorities that Jirongo had just exited a petrol station and merged onto the highway but remained in the wrong lane, apparently attempting to bypass a traffic jam.
“He left the petrol station and joined the highway, but did not give way. He came straight towards me, and we collided head-on. I tried to swerve, but I felt like my bus would roll, so I slammed the brakes, and he came straight and hit the bus,” the driver said.
Police confirmed that Jirongo died instantly at the scene.
His body was first taken to the Naivasha Subcounty Mortuary before being transferred to Nairobi for preservation. It arrived at Lee Funeral Home shortly before noon.
