KCB Bank’s Senior Relationship Manager Manufacturing, Millicent Maruti, presenting an
award to the ‘Lungs for Kenya’ Charity Golf Tournament overall winner Raphael Nzomo,
the CEO of African Aviation.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

Raphael Nzomo was crowned the overall winner of the Nature Kenya’s ‘Lungs for Kenya’ charity golf tournament at the lush par 72 Karen Country Club on Friday.

The KCB-sponsored tourney that brought together a field of over 100 golfers saw the African Aviation CEO card an impressive score of 41 points after count-back to clinch his day’s victory.

Jason Gibson claimed the man-winner award carding 41 points after countback to beat his closest challenger Andrew Njoba who carded 40 points after count-back to take the runner-up position. Stella Kariuki was named the overall lady winner with 41 points.

Speaking after being named the overall winner, Raphael Nzomo said: “I’m overwhelmed with joy to be named the overall winner of this golf tournament, as it will contribute to conserving our environment. The funds raised today will go a long way in supporting Kenya’s efforts for climate action. I can attribute my victory to good preparation. Today, my swing was there and my first nine and back nine performance was exemplary. Looking forward to tournaments to come especially those aimed towards noble courses.”

A three-ball contingent of Joel Wainaina, Stella Kariuki, and Robert Wakaba clinched the team winner’s award with 110 points. In the nearest to the pin category, Emmanuel Ageng’o was the man winner while Akinyi Gitonga was the lady winner.

KCB recognizes the importance of integrating climate change measures into national policies and strategies. By supporting the ‘Lungs for Kenya’ campaign, the bank demonstrated its commitment to catalyzing the growth of trees and maintaining ecosystem services to fight climate change and increase water quantity in the county’s environs.

Paul Matiku, the Executive Director- Nature Kenya, said: “Through the ‘Lungs for Kenya’ Charity campaign, our desire is to plant 1 million trees annually in key biodiversity areas as well as water catchments. In the past 12 tournaments, we have supported the growing of three million trees in Mt. Kenya.”

Ruiru Captain Jesse Ndegwa (right) and former Ruiru Club chairman Peter Mwaura during a recent event.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

KCB Bank has today announced its sponsorship of the 2023 Ruiru Sports Club chairman’s prize golf tournament, set for the 1st of April 2023 at the club’s Par-73 course.

The event has attracted a huge field of over 290 golfers, drawn from Ruiru and other clubs including Thika Sports Club, Muthaiga, Karen among others, in celebration of Chairman Dominic Chege Ndungu, who will be serving his second year in the position.

This will be KCB’s 9th year as sponsors of Ruiru’s Chairman’s prize, underlining the brand’s commitment to supporting the growth of golf in the country. Apart from this event, KCB has so far sponsored the 2023 Magical Kenya Ladies Open, the Safari Tour, and the Corporate Citizens of Africa (CCA) Sustainability Golf tournaments, this year, overall the brand has invested over half a billion shillings in golf over the last 10 years.

Speaking on the bank’s sponsorship, KCB Group Director Marketing and Communications, Rosalind Gichuru said, “Sports sponsorship remains a key part of our brand’s engagements and the Ruiru Chairman’s prize event offers us a unique platform to not only support golf but also interact with our customers.”

“At KCB, we remain great believers in the potential that sports holds as a growth driver in our country, that is why our sponsorship footprint cuts across football, volleyball, rugby, and golf.”

The tournament was preceded by a Pro-Am event played on Thursday 30^th March, which attracted over 30 professional golfers including Samuel Njoroge, CJ Wangai, and David Wakhu. The event was won by elite amateur Michael Karanga.

Speaking on the tournament, Dominic Chege said, “It has been an exciting journey that can only be culminated with such a tournament, we are privileged to host such a great field of golfers from across the country. As I begin my second year serving this great club. I am grateful to the club members for once again entrusting me with this great honour of serving this club.’’

“On behalf of Ruiru Sports Club, I would like to thank our long-standing sponsors, KCB Bank for the support they have shown us over the years, we look forward to further partnerships in the coming years.”

In addition to the Ruiru Chairman’s prize, KCB will also be sponsoring Nature Kenya’s ‘Lungs For Kenya’ Charity Golf Tournament, which will take place today, March 31st, 2023 at the Karen Country Club. The tournament aims to bring together players from different corporate entities, partners, and other organizational stakeholders to make a positive change in our environment.

KCB Bank supports this initiative as part of its Sustainability strategic agenda of supporting initiatives towards the fight against climate change, as per adopted SDG13 on Climate Action. Currently, the Bank is running with the tree-planting initiative with an aim to plant 1.5 million trees in the next five years.