Former MP Cyrus Jirongo Dies in Naivasha Road Crash

The nation was jolted this Saturday, 13th December 2025, by the news of the tragic death of former Lugari Member of Parliament, Cyrus Jirongo, following a severe head-on collision with a bus.

The accident occurred at the notorious Karai area along the critical Nairobi-Nakuru highway, a corridor central to Kenya’s transport infrastructure. Police confirmed the former legislator and influential businessman died at the scene.

This fatality adds a grim statistic to the ongoing national conversation about highway safety, emphasizing the persistent need for rapid infrastructure remediation and road design improvements along this pivotal transit route that connects the capital city to the Rift Valley and Western Kenya economic hubs.

While widely known for his political career, Jirongo was a significant player whose corporate interests were deeply embedded in Kenya’s construction and real estate landscape for decades.

Through entities like his firm, the Hazina Estate for the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Nairobi’s South B. The ambitious project was intended to deliver hundreds of residential units, alongside a shopping center and schools, marking a major public-private housing initiative at the time.

From the controversies surrounding high-value public housing schemes to his latest aspirations for a modern metropolis, Cyrus Jirongo’s involvement ensures his name remains part of the enduring discussion on development funding, public procurement integrity, and the challenging environment of managing multibillion-shilling construction undertakings in Kenya.