The casket bearing the remains of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo during burial service at Lumakanda D.E.B. Stadium in Lumakanda, Kakamega County, on December 30, 2025.

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Former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo’s succession case has opened a window into his business empire, financial obligations and the defendants he left behind, with court papers placing his disclosed estate at Sh1 billion against liabilities of Sh3.98 billion.

The documents also lists his major company interests and dozens of creditor claims and 32 beneficiaries, including three widows and 29 children.

Sixteen children are listed under the three widows, Anne Kanini Nzyoka, Christine Nyokabi Kimani and Anne Lanoi Pertet, while mothers of the 13 other children are not disclosed in the court papers.

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Anne Lanoi (right), one of the wives of former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo, reads a tribute alongside her co-wives Christine Nyokabi (centre) and Anne Kanini during his memorial service at Christ Is the Answer Ministries (CITAM), Valley Road, Nairobi, on December 27, 2025.

The figures are contained in a succession case filed at the High Court in Nairobi by his three widows, who seek authority to administer his estate.

Jirongo died intestate on December 13, 2025, after a road crash on the Nairobi-Naivasha Road, according to the affidavit supporting the petition.

The estate papers list 39 liabilities totalling Sh3.98 billion, ranging from unpaid staff salaries and bank debt to large personal and business claims.

The largest listed debt is Sh800 million owed to a creditor identified as Sundip, followed by Sh450 million for the purchase of Bethlehem Bisil land and Sh350 million each attributed to persons identified as Atul and Theon Ali.

📰 Source: Nation Africa