{"id":126637,"date":"2025-12-13T07:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T07:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/police-report-jirongo-was-driving-towards-nairobi-when-his-mercedes-benz-collided-head-on-with-a-bus\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T07:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T07:07:49","slug":"police-report-jirongo-was-driving-towards-nairobi-when-his-mercedes-benz-collided-head-on-with-a-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/police-report-jirongo-was-driving-towards-nairobi-when-his-mercedes-benz-collided-head-on-with-a-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Report: Jirongo Was Driving Towards Nairobi When His Mercedes Benz Collided Head-On With A Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 13 \u2013 A new police report has revealed fresh details about the road crash that claimed the life of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, indicating that the veteran politician was driving towards Nairobi when his vehicle collided head-on with a Climax Coach bus early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

According to the official account filed at the Naivasha Traffic Base, the accident occurred at 3:00am along the Nairobi\u2013Nakuru Highway. Jirongo was behind the wheel of his white Mercedes Benz E350, which was left mangled on impact.<\/p>\n

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Naivasha Traffic Base Commander said preliminary investigations point to lane deviation, noting that Jirongo was driving inbound towards Nairobi when he failed to keep his lane, leading to the head-on crash with the oncoming bus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happened that one cirus jirongo aged 64 years was driving motor vehicle make M\/Benz from nakuru direction heading towards Nairobi direction and upon reaching the location of the accident, he failed to keep to his inner lane and collided head-on with the oncoming motor vehicle,\u201d a police reports states.<\/p>\n

Both vehicles were damaged, with the front section of Jirongo\u2019s car suffering catastrophic impact. Images from the scene show the luxury sedan\u2019s engine compartment completely crushed and debris scattered across the roadside.<\/p>\n

Emergency responders arrived shortly after the collision, but Jirongo was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

None of the passengers aboard the bus sustained life-threatening injuries, though several were treated for shock and minor bruises.<\/p>\n

The body was later moved to a local mortuary as family members and close associates converged in Naivasha with plans to move the body to Nairobi.<\/p>\n

Jirongo\u2019s death has triggered fresh tributes across the country, with leaders describing him as a political heavyweight who shaped Kenya\u2019s multiparty era. <\/p>\n

COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli, a long-time ally and sometimes rival, described Jirongo\u2019s death as a blow to the Luhya community and to the nation.
\u201cHe was an asset to our community and to Kenya. We loved him, but God loved him more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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This morning, with a lot of shock and sadness, I have learnt of the passing on of Cyrus Jirongo who was an asset to our community and Kenya. We loved him but God loved him more. <\/p>\n

May your soul rest in peace! pic.twitter.com\/HFIADG3pDH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Francis Atwoli NOM (DZA), CBS, EBS, MBS. (@AtwoliDza) December 13, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 13 \u2013 A new police report has revealed fresh details about the road crash that claimed the life of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, indicating that the veteran politician was driving towards Nairobi when his vehicle collided head-on with a Climax Coach bus early Saturday morning. According to the official account filed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}