Jirongo

Meaning: Five Hundred Shillings

Origin: Unknown

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Use: Nadai jirongo tu = I only need five hundred shillings

Period: Early 90's

Synonyms: Punch

Pronounciation: (Noun) [ jee-ro-ngoh ]

Relate: Currency Money

Variations: -

History: The name was adopted from a local politician, Cyrus Jirongo, who was rumoured to have had a ring of producing fake 500 Shillings notes for circulation in the run up to the 1992 National Elections in Kenya.

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