Cyrus Jirongo’s estate could face a difficult succession process after court papers revealed that the former Lugari MP’s known assets are valued at Sh1 billion, while debts and other claims against him total Sh3.98 billion.
The figures have emerged in a petition before the High Court in Nairobi, where his three widows are asking to be allowed to jointly take over the administration of his estate.
The documents say Jirongo died without leaving a will on December 13, 2025, following a crash along the Nairobi-Naivasha Road.
The succession papers provide a detailed picture of the financial commitments left behind, with 39 liabilities recorded against the estate. They range from major business and personal claims to bank debt and money owed to employees.
A creditor identified as Sundip has presented the largest claim at Sh800 million. Another Sh450 million is listed in connection with the purchase of Bethlehem Bisil land, while Atul and Theon Ali are each named over claims of Sh350 million.
The list also contains a Sh250 million claim by GTM and three separate Sh200 million claims involving Sanjay, Jonathan Jackson and the Amayo Family.
Khaniri is listed as seeking Sh163 million, while Rachier has a claim of Sh104 million. Koyoko and Domenic are each listed for Sh100 million, followed by Emris at Sh69 million and Chege & Group at Sh60 million.
The estate also has a Sh52.95 million claim from Stanbic Bank. Atwoli and Sam Nyamweya are each listed as being owed Sh50 million, while Mama Shiro appears in the schedule with a Sh25 million claim.
Among the other amounts are Sh39.7 million in unpaid staff salaries for December 2025 and Sh37 million owed to Dayton Valuers. Nyaoga is listed for Sh18 million, Asanyo for Sh15 million, Zizi-Tickets for Sh13 million, Anne Lanoi for Sh12 million and Nyongesa for Sh11.5 million.
The family has put the value of the assets disclosed to the court at Sh1 billion.
Jirongo’s interests include 350,000 shares in Kuza Farms & Allied Limited, one share in Sololo Outlets Limited and a 60 per cent stake in Offshore Trading Company. The documents state that the Offshore Trading Company interest is held in trust by Swift Distributors Limited.
Also listed among the assets are motor vehicle KBQ and one share in Kenagri Products Limited.
Records from the Companies Registry dated August 19, 2011, show that Jirongo owned 350,000 of Kuza Farms’ 500,000 ordinary shares.
The application has been made by Anne Kanini Nzyoka, 63, Christine Nyokabi Kimani, 59, and Anne Lanoi Pertet, 57. The three women want the court to give them the grant jointly so they can administer the estate.
In their undertaking to the court, the widows state:
"We will faithfully administer according to law all the estate, which, by law, devolves upon and vests in his personal representative.
We will render a just and true account of such estate whenever required by this court and deliver up the said grant."
The petition identifies the three women as Jirongo’s widows and says they are applying after his death intestate.
The papers name 32 beneficiaries, consisting of the three widows and 29 children. Sixteen children are placed under the three households, while 13 others are listed separately without the names of their mothers being given.
Kanini is listed with three children, Nyokabi with four and Pertet with six. One daughter, Lorraine Chelangat Jirongo, is recorded as deceased.
Some of the beneficiaries are minors. However, the documents do not specifically describe the children in the separate group as having been born outside marriage.
The beneficiaries have signed a consent supporting the three widows’ application. They state that the women are entitled to seek the grant "in equality with or priority to apply".
Fred Amayo and Micah Kigen have been proposed as sureties for the administrators. Each says their net worth after liabilities is at least Sh500 million, with the two offering combined security of Sh1 billion.
Jirongo first gained national attention in the early 1990s when he headed Youth for Kanu '92, which campaigned for former President Daniel arap Moi before the first multiparty election.
He went on to serve as Lugari MP from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2013. In 2002, he served as Minister for Rural Development.
His financial troubles had also featured in earlier court proceedings. In 2017, the High Court declared him bankrupt after determining that he was unable to pay Sh700 million owed to eight companies.
That case arose from a dispute involving businessman Sammy Kogo and properties that had been offered as security for a National Bank loan.
The current succession proceedings have brought Jirongo’s business interests, debts and family details before the High Court as his three widows seek legal authority to take charge of the estate.