Former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo
Detectives investigating the death of former Lugari
legislator Cyrus Jirongo raided a popular bar and restaurant along Magadi Road
in Nairobi as part of ongoing investigations into the incident.
The team said they had traced him to the hotel where
he visited hours before he was involved in an accident kilometers away.
The team interrogated staff at the joint as part of
efforts to trace the people he met before he died. The visit by the police happened on Saturday December 20, 2025.
It is believed he left a restaurant in Karen before
driving towards Langata Road and later joined Magadi Road to hotel where he
stayed for a short while and drove off.
The team sought to
know who he was with, for how long, what he ate or drunk and what he said.
The hotel management
refused to comment on the matter.
A team investigating the incident said the
developments came out following forensic analysis of the movements and
tips.
The team has so far interrogated more than ten
people over the death.
No arrest was made.
The death of Jirongo
on December 13, 2025 continues to draw reactions with some of his family
members demanding a probe into the same.
There have been many theories fronted on the
accident amid pressure from the family on police to take action and reveal
all.
He died from blunt force trauma that caused severe
injuries to chest and abdomen, an autopsy conducted on the body showed.
A postmortem conducted on his body revealed he also
had injuries in the spine and legs.
The family pathologist Joseph Ndung’u and chief
government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor were present at the Lee Funeral Home
when the exercise was conducted.
Dr Ndung’u said Jirongo’s body had multiple injuries
caused by blunt trauma.
He he said the body had two fractures on the right
hand and that there were fractures on the lower limbs (legs).
“There was a crush injury to the chest with multiple
ribs fracture, perforation of the heart with rapture of the majors
vessels that connect the heart. There was also bleeding to the chest cavity,”
he said.
He added the body had crush injuries to the abdomen
and liver leading to bleeding of abdominal cavity.
There was transaction of the spinal cord, he
added.
“We formed an opinion that he died as a result of
crush injuries to the chest, abdomen and spinal injuries due to blunt force
trauma,” he said.
Police were also present during the postmortem
exercise. The matter is under investigation.
This gave police the way forward in the ongoing
probe into the incident.
Jirongo had been at a hotel in Karen before he was
three hours later involved in the accident.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
said Tuesday it commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the
death of Jirongo, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a fatal road traffic
accident that occurred on the night of December 13, 2025 at the Karai area
along the Nakur-Nairobi Highway.
Preliminary investigations reveal that the accident
involved Jirongo's motor vehicle and a public service vehicle (PSV) bus
belonging to Climax Company Lid.
The collision occurred at approximately 02:19 A.M.
resulting in a head-on impact that pushed the deceased's velticle about 25
metres from the point of impact, while the PSV bus came to a stop approximately
50 metres away.
In line with its mandate, the DCI deployed a combined team of homicide detectives and forensic experts from the National Forensic Laboratory, who visited the scene, conducted preliminary examinations, and secured key exhibits.
During scene documentation, detectives recovered
CCTV footage from a petrol station, which has been subjected to initial
review and analysis.
The footage shows that at 02:18:40 A.M., the
deceased drove into the petrol station from the Nairobi direction but did not
fuel.
At 02:19:10 A.M., it stopped at the station's exit
and, at 02:19:19 A.M., made a right turn, driving back towards the Nairobi
direction. At 02:19:25 A.M., the CCTV captured the PSV bus ramming into the
deceased's vehicle.
Detectives have interrogated the PSV driver, Tyrus
Kamau Githinji, who had earlier recorded a statement at the Naivasha Traffic
Base.
Tyrus is out on cash bail pending further
investigations into the oftence of causing death by dangerous driving.
He is required to report to the Naivasha Traffic
Base on December 22, 2025 for further police action.
Additionally, detectives have interviewed the petrol
station's night guard and fuel attendant, both of whom have provided their
personal accounts of the events that occurred on the fateful night.
Investigations are ongoing, with the forensic team
scheduled to revisit the scene for further analysis.
Detectives are also examining Jirongo's movements prior to the accident, including recording statements from individuals he interacted with on the night in question, notably those present during a meeting at Karen Oasis Bar and Restaurant, Nairobi.
Further analysis of the CCTV footage is underway,
and additional statements will be recorded from passengers aboard the Climax
Company Limited bus and other witnesses.
Upon completion, a comprehensive police file will be compiled and forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for perusal and advice.
