The final hours of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo unfolded like a slow-burning thriller—a late-night drive toward Naivasha, a woman companion dropped off near a highway hotel, and a solitary journey that ended in his death.
New details emerging from the investigation paint an intimate yet unsettling portrait of the politician’s last moments, raising more questions than answers for a nation in mourning.
According to sources close to the inquiry, Jirongo left late at night with a female friend, traveling together along the Nairobi–Nakuru highway under the cover of darkness. For a time, the drive appeared uneventful.
Around 1:30 a.m., his vehicle slowed near a hotel off the highway. Jirongo pulled over and let the woman out. Witnesses described a brief, calm exchange between them—an ordinary farewell that would, in hindsight, become a haunting final sighting.
After she left, Jirongo continued alone. Not long after, he reportedly stopped again by the roadside, apparently to relieve himself. He returned to his car and drove on into the night.
What happened in the moments that followed remains a painful blank space. Shortly afterward, Cyrus Jirongo was found dead inside his vehicle.
The sequence of events—the shadowy departure, the quiet goodbye, the isolated roadside pause—has ignited widespread speculation and sorrow across Kenya. Jirongo was not only a former parliamentarian but a prominent businessman, and his sudden death has sent shockwaves through political and social circles.
His family, along with an anxious public, are grappling with the abruptness of his passing. As police piece together evidence and timeline, the chilling normalcy of his last actions hangs heavily in the air: a casual late-night trip, a fleeting farewell, and a dark, empty road.
The investigation continues, but for now, the story of Cyrus Jirongo’s final journey serves as a sombre reminder of how swiftly and silently fate can intervene.
