Wetang'ula Says Was Shocked to Learn of Jirongo's Death Moments After their

Kenya, 31 December 2025 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has broken his silence on his last meeting with the late former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, as leaders intensify calls for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the politician’s death.

Speaking on Tuesday during Jirongo’s burial in Lumakanda, Kakamega County, Wetang’ula gave a detailed account of their final interaction, saying the news of Jirongo’s death came as a devastating shock.

“He called me on December 6 while I was in Uganda and told me he wanted to see me,” Wetang’ula said. “I told him we would meet once I returned to the country.”

According to the Speaker, the meeting eventually took place on December 11 in Karen, Nairobi, in the company of Athletics Kenya official General Jackson Tuwei. He described the meeting as brief and routine.

“We sat together, the three of us, and talked. There was nothing unusual. I had to leave because I was travelling to Mombasa for another funeral,” he said.

Wetang’ula said he was stunned hours later when he was informed that Jirongo had died in a road crash.

“I was woken up and told, ‘Daddy, I am very sorry.’ I asked, ‘Sorry for what? I was with him last night.’ Then I was told he had died in an accident,” he recalled. “It hit me like a thunderbolt.”

Describing their long relationship, Wetang’ula said Jirongo was more than a political ally.