By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Karen’s Golf Club Anthony Murage is the new Kenya Golf Union (KGU) chairman of for the year 2019/2020.

Murage was elected during the Kenya Golf Union Annual General Meeting held on Friday at Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi. Mr. Murage took over from Mr. Lucas Marang’a who will continue sitting in the KGU board as the immediate Past Chairman.

The new KGU Chairman joined the Kenya Golf Union in 2013 as an Executive and later served as Hon Treasurer in 2016 and 2017 before becoming the Vice Chairman in 2018.

In his maiden Speech the new KGU Chairman thanked all the golfers for exuding confidence in him and promised to dedicate his services to the Union at his best. He promised to put more synergy on Golf development as well as searching and developing golfing talents across the country.

During the same meeting Mr. Ben Omuodo (Royal Nairobi Golf Club) was elected as the Vice Chairman while Limuru’s Vincent Wang’ombe and Sigona’s Peter Kiguru were elected as the Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer respectively. Other Executives that were elected includes; Ndiga Kithae (Thika Sports Club), Karugu Macharia (Windsor Golf Hotel and country club), George Gathu (Kenya Air Force) , Njani Ndiritu ( Vetlab Sports Club), Philip Ochola (Muthiaga Golf Club), Fr.Peter Kimani ( Ruiru Sports Club).

The Regional Representatives will be co-opted after the 1^st KGU Board Meeting which will be held in June. The regions are – Mt. Kenya, Central Rift , North Rift, Western  and Coast Region.

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