Cyrus Jirongo’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Politician
Is Politician 
From Kenya 
Type Politics 
Gender male

Shakhalaga Khwa Jirongo, popularly Cyrus Jirongo, is a politician and a former Member of Parliament in Kenya. Between 1978 and 1981 he went to Mang’u High School. He became the chairman of AFC Leopards football club in 1991.

Political career

YK 92

In 1992 he led the Youth for Kanu ’92 (YK ’92) movement supporting the then ruling KANU party ahead of the first multiparty elections in Kenya.

1997-2001 Parliamentary Career

He became an MP at the 1997 elections, when he won the Lugari Constituency seat. Two years later he fell out with KANU and was associated with the unregistered United Democratic Movement party. Nevertheless, ahead of the 2002 elections, he was appointed the Rural Development Minister. At the elections he represented KANU but was defeated by Enoch Kibunguchy of NARC.

2007-2012 Parliamentary Return

He formed a new political party known as Kenya African Democratic Development Union (KADDU) and successfully reclaimed the Lugari Constituency seat at the 2007 elections. The elections were followed by political crisis in Kenya which was resolved by a broad coalition government. KADDU is the only parliamentary party not taking part in the government and Jirongo is the sole MP for the party. In his bid to become Kenya’s fourth president, he had been identified with the URP and more recently New FORD-Kenya, before formally joining the Federal Party of Kenya

2013 Presidential Run

Jirongo declared an interest in running for the President in the 2013 Kenyan Presidential election. He eventually opted to run for the Kakamega Senate seat and support Raila Odinga’s bid for the presidency.He lost the bid to kakamege senator Bonny khalwale

2017 general elections

In the 2017 general elections Jirongo vied under UDP (United Democratic party). He garnered approximately 11,000 votes which were 0.07% of the total votes in the elections.

Personal life

He is polygamous and has Four Active wives,First one Kalenjin, Second one Kikuyu, Third one Kamba, and the Fourth One Maasai. .

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