RICHNESS: Left and in glasses is Chairman of KOGL, Mr Peter Kanyago, on the right is Eng Joseph Njoroge, MD of KPLC.

By CYNTHIA OMBATI

The Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited [KPLC] Managing Director Eng. Joseph Njoroge, today presented a cheque of Shs. 2 million to the Chairman of Kenya Golf Open Limited, Mr. Peter Kanyago.

This amount will go towards the 2012 Barclays Kenya Open Golf Championship scheduled to be held from March 29th to April 1^st 2012 at the Muthaiga Golf Club. KPLC is one of the silver category sponsors of the championship which is the African leg of the European Challenge Tour.

The Chairman of KOGL, Mr Peter Kanyago on receiving the sponsorship from KPLC, said;

“We are grateful to kplc for their support once again and also for increasing their sponsorship to 2M for this year Barclays Kenya Open. It is with support from such institutions that makes this event a great success. KOGL is commitment to putting together a world-class championship of international standards. We are also proud to announce that this year there will be two pro-ams’s played on 28^th March. One will be at Muthaiga Golf club, the other at Karen Golf Club. This is a clear indication of the popularity of the event and we as KOGL are delighted to be the host s of such a prestigious regional and international golf tournament”.

The event is expected to attract over 156 international professional golfers with 20 professional golfers and 6 amateurs from Kenya also expected to participate. Seven members of staff from KPLC will be competing at the Pro-Am level. canada goose kinder canada goose kinder

FOCUSED: Dismas Indiza follows his chip at a past tournament, he assumed the lead after the second round of the JTL Golf Masters tournament at Muthaiga Golf Club.

By DISMAS ONYANGO
Mumias Golf Club professional Dismas Indiza recovered from his Day 1 slip-up on Tuesday to grab a one shot lead from Nicholas Rokoine at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club on Wednesday.
“I think my play is picking up impressively well. The first nine was somehow soft but the back nine really dry,” said soft spoken Indiza.
Indiza, who participates in the Sunshine Tour, shot seven under par 135 to racked up Day 2 lead under the scorching sun.
On Tuesday, Indiza was 3 under par 68 to finish joint second behind on form Rokoine who led the opening Day on 4 under par 67.
Yesterday Indiza shot 4 under par 67  to snatch the overnight lead from Rokoine who promised to bounce back today.
David Odhiambo from Kisumu was all smiles after playing 5 under par 137 to cling to third place. Odhiambo shot
Indiza started off on a sour note when he dropped a shot on the first hole but recovered with a birdie on the second.

In the second he sunk a record five birdies to wrap up a successful day.

Odhimbao, Rokoine and Indiza will be the last ones to tee off in the 10th tee at 10.48am. Play resumes today at 10am. michael kors el corte ingles michael kors el corte ingles