Saturday, December 13, 2025 - The driver of the Climax Coach bus involved in the fatal crash that claimed the life of veteran politician and former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo has given his account of what transpired moments before the accident.
Speaking on
Saturday, December 13, 2025, Kamau Githinji, a Climax Coach driver with eight
years’ experience, said the crash occurred in the early hours of the morning as
he was driving from Nairobi to Busia with 65 passengers on board.
According to
Githinji, Jirongo’s Mercedes-Benz entered the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway from a
petrol station at the Karai area in Naivasha and failed to give way.
“I was coming
from Nairobi, heading to Busia. The Mercedes was exiting a petrol station and
did not give way,” Githinji said.
He explained
that the Mercedes appeared to hesitate after the driver noticed traffic on his
side of the road, then made a sudden move that put the two vehicles on a collision course.
“Mercedes
ilikuwa inatoka kwa mafuta petrol station na mimi natoka Nairobi nikienda
Busia. Mercedes hakugive way,” he recalled.
Githinji said
he briefly considered swerving to avoid the crash but realised that doing so
could have endangered the lives of dozens of passengers by causing the bus to
overturn.
“Nilijaribu
kuokoa, nikahisi gari yangu inaweza enda chini. Nikabaki kwa lane yangu, naye
akakuja moja kwa moja tukakutana kichwa na kichwa,” he said.
He noted that
the Mercedes-Benz had only one occupant, the driver, while his bus was carrying
65 passengers.
The collision
left passengers shaken as emergency responders rushed to the scene.
Githinji said
he only learned later, after police arrived, that the driver of the
Mercedes-Benz was Cyrus Jirongo.
“Sikujua dereva wa Mercedes alikuwa Cyrus Jirongo hadi polisi walipofika,” he said.
Police have
since launched investigations to establish the exact circumstances surrounding
the crash.
However, videos
have surfaced online showing Jirongo indulging in hard liquor with friends at a
party before the crash.
It is believed
that he was heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident.
Climax Bus driver that killed former Minister Cyrus Jirongo speaks pic.twitter.com/S2lzOZLg9c
— Citizen Assembly (@KOXAssemblyKE) December 13, 2025
The Kenyan DAILY POST.
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