Former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo has died in a tragic road accident aged 64. He died only 9 months after burying his daughter, Lorraine Jelagat Jirongo.
Lorraine, 33, died in March after a short illness. She left behind three children.
During Lorraine’s memorial servive ar AIC Milimani church, Jirongo shared heartfelt stories about his relationships, his failures, and the choices that led him to marry four wives.
He began by speaking about Lorraine’s mother, Caroline Waiyaki. Jirongo recalled meeting her in Kitale and described her as the most beautiful woman he had seen at the time.
“With my big eyes,” he joked, “there was no way I wouldn’t have noticed her.”
The remark drew laughter from mourners and briefly lifted the heavy mood.
Jirongo said their relationship happened naturally and that their marriage started well. Lorraine was their firstborn, and he described that period as hopeful and full of promise.
However, he did not shy away from explaining why the marriage failed.
“I have bad manners,” Jirongo admitted. “My big eyes kept seeing others.”
He said his wandering eyes and polygamous tendencies eventually destroyed the relationship.
“She could not stay with me anymore,” he said plainly, acknowledging that Caroline had every reason to walk away.
Caroline would then move on with Jirongo’s close friend Munyua Waiyaki.
And Jirongo moved on and later married three other women. But due to his wandering eye, one wife remained with him through the storms; Anne Tanui.
Speaking with visible respect, Jirongo praised Anne for her strength and patience.
“She is the one who had the strength to withstand this man,” he said.
He credited Anne Tanui for standing by him when others left and for raising his children as her own.
“She persevered,” Jirongo said. “She took care of all my children until they grew.”
His words painted Anne as the anchor in his turbulent personal life, the woman who stayed when things were hardest.
Jirongo also explained they chose to bury Lorraine at her mother’s place because her children needed stability and care from their grandmother, Caroline.
He said it was only right that the children remain at their grandmother’s compound in Kitale, where they would be properly nurtured.
Despite the grief of losing his daughter, the memorial became a moment of reflection, accountability, and grace. Jirongo’s words revealed a man owning his flaws, appreciating loyalty, and confronting his past without excuses.
Only months later, Jirongo died in a tragic road accident along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway.
May his soul RIP.
By Vivian K.