 He died on 4 May 2009 at Nairobi Hospital after what was termed a short illness.Following his death, a by-election was held in August 2009, which was won by Justus Kizito of ODM, thus Lugano's party retained the seat.He was widely know to help people not just in Shinyalu but the entire Kakamega area in charity ranging from transportation of the dead, school fees payment in high school, university and colleges and helping youth get employed.