Former Lugari MP the late Cyrus Jirongo…Photo /courtesy
NAIVASHA, Kenya
Even in death, former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo appears to have convened one last meeting — this time among friends, relatives and political allies who have decided the official explanation needs a whiteboard, a marker and perhaps a strong cup of tea.
Authorities say Jirongo died following a road accident involving a bus and a Mercedes-Benz.
Eyewitnesses spoke. A driver recorded a statement. Case closed, officials implied.
His circle, however, responded with questions — asked slowly, loudly and with theatrical disbelief.
So, they ask, are you saying there was no accident in Naivasha involving a bus and a Mercedes?
Or that there was an accident, but Jirongo was not the one behind the wheel — or even in the car?
Are you suggesting, they press on, that Jirongo died somewhere else entirely and merely RSVP’d to the crash afterward?
If, for argument’s sake, he did die in the crash, are you now implying the bus driver was somehow paid to eliminate a man whose political enemies could barely keep track of his party affiliation?
Friends lean further in. Are we to believe the bus driver possessed divine intelligence — knowing at 3 a.m. that Jirongo would be in Naivasha, despite reliable sightings placing him in Karen at 11 a.m. the previous day?
Then comes the final question, delivered half-jokingly, half-hopefully and fully aware of its absurdity:
Wait — are you saying Jirongo is still alive?
Officials have urged calm, facts and patience.
Jirongo’s friends, seasoned by decades of Kenyan politics, have countered with suspicion, sarcasm and the firm belief that nothing involving Cyrus Jirongo has ever been simple — not in life and certainly not in death.
