Meaning : Five Hundred Shillings Use : Nadai jirongo tu = I only need five hundred shillings Period: Early 90's Related to: Currency, Money, Synonyms: Punch, , | |
Area of origin : Unknown Etymology: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. |