KCB Bank Kenya Corporate Banking Director John Okullo (Left) awards Caroline Nyarandi the winner of the 15th leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour in Nyali, Mombasa on November 4, 2023.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

The penultimate leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour will be held at the 9-hole Nandi Bears Course this coming Saturday as top amateur golfers converge for a competitive outing.

Winny Cheruiyot, Jacob Keino, John Mitei, and Boaz Sugut will be the first four-ball to swing into action at 7 am in the morning before the subsequent groups take on the tough course.

The top two teams will get an opportunity to participate in the tour’s grand finale slated for December 15 at the Karen Country Club, joining 14 other teams that have already secured their places in the much-awaited event.

Nandi Bears Club Captain Isaac Kuto said: “The KCB East Africa Golf Tour offers a platform for golfers from this region to compete against top players from other clubs. We have kept our greens well and the ambiance here provides an excellent environment for a round of golf. I am expecting a huge turnout on Saturday and looking forward to awarding the winners at the end of the tourney.”

The latest entries to book slots in the grand finale are William Kaguta, Edwin Kiptoo, Caroline Nyarandi, Raajkamal Dhanjal, Detan Ondieki, Wilson Rading, Peter Umara, and Joan Kimani who qualified during the 15^th leg of the tour at the Nyali Club a week ago.

“Since we launched the KCB East Africa Golf Tour in April, it has been a huge success. We have reached so many participants as well as nurtured budding talent through the clinics that run concurrently with the series. As we approach the end of this year’s edition, we urge golfers to sign up for the Nandi edition to battle for the slots remaining for the grand finale showpiece,” noted KCB Group Director Marketing and Communication Rosalind Gichuru.

KCB golf series has so far reached over 1500 participants and over 800 juniors and ladies through the clinics that run concurrently with the tournament.

On Sunday, juniors and ladies will take part in the golf clinic before the tree-planting exercise at the same venue that is geared toward environmental conservation efforts.

Former Muthaiga Golf Club Chairman Ronald Meru.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

The Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) Board of Directors at the weekend named former Muthaiga Golf Club chairman Ronald Kibaara Meru as their new Commercial Director.

Meru’s background as a Senior Sales Director at Comviva Technologies Ltd combined with his being Chairman of Economic Diplomacy at the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) and also the Vice Chairman of the Nairobi Chapter at KNCCI, will help to further advance the commission of KOGL in developing and implementing a sponsorship strategy to attract and retain sponsors of KOGL’s golfing events and activities.

“We are excited to welcome Mr. Ronald Meru as our new Commercial Director,” said Peter Kanyago, the Chairman of the Kenya Open Golf Ltd.

“Meru will bring a wealth of expertise, enthusiasm, strong relationship management, and fresh air to the organization. We are grateful to have him as an addition to the Board of Directors and look forward to working with him.”

Ronald Kibaara Meru is the Immediate past Chairman of the Board of Directors at Muthaiga Golf Club. He sits on the Board of The Nairobi City Country Revenue Authority as a Board Member and he also sits on the Board of Management (BOM) of Mangu High School & is the Vice Chairman of the Mangu High School Alumni/Old Boys.
Ronald Kibaara Meru is a Chartered Marketer (CIM-UK) with a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, he also holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi (UON), a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems and Technology (IST) from United States International University of Africa (USIU-A) and a Diploma in Information Technology (IT) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).

In addition, Mr. Meru sits on the Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) in an Advisory role and he is a member of the Kenya Golfing Society.

Meru succeeds Mr. Lawrence Kiambi, Group Chief CFO & Executive Director KCB Group PLC, in the Commercial Director role. He will be in charge of developing a Sponsorship Strategy, Sponsorship Acquisitions, and Relationship Management with sponsors.