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Speaker Moses Wetang'ula records a statement with the DCI regarding the death of Cyrus Jirongo, as rumors of a traditional "torch ritual" to expose his killers grip Western Kenya.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has found himself at the center of a macabre political storm, recording a statement with the DCI as rumors of a traditional "torch ritual" swirl around the sudden death of veteran politician Cyrus Jirongo.
Jirongo, a former cabinet minister and one-time kingmaker, died in a grisly road accident on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway in December 2025. While police maintain it was a tragic crash, whispers of assassination have refused to die, fueled by leaders from the Western region who are demanding answers.
The saga took a supernatural turn when elders from Jirongo’s Tiriki community threatened to bury him with a "lit torch"—a traditional curse believed to hunt down killers. "If the torch goes out, the killer dies," warned Saboti MP Caleb Amisi. Now, social media is abuzz with claims that the "torch is working," casting a shadow over the Speaker.
The death has reopened old wounds in Western Kenya politics, with factions trading accusations. The DCI’s investigation is now a race against time to provide a scientific explanation before the narrative of "witchcraft and assassination" takes permanent root.
For Wetang'ula, the third most powerful man in the country, the ghost of his longtime friend—and the glowing embers of the Tiriki torch—pose a unique and unsettling challenge.
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