KCB Group CEO Paul Russo on the putting green during the KCB East Africa Golf Tour at the 9-hole Nanyuki Golf Course on September 7, 2024.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

The lush 18-hole par 71 Muthaiga Golf Course is expected to host 220 elite golfers from Nairobi and Uganda for the Uganda Golf Day tournament this coming Saturday.

The KCB-sponsored event will feature members of the International Chamber of Commerce, the Uganda National Oil Corporation, heads of diplomatic missions, sponsors, influential business leaders and stakeholders where action is expected to get underway from 6:30 am.

Speaking ahead of the event, Muthaiga Golf Club Captain Mr. BO Ciera said: “We are honored to host a high-profile event that will see top players from the country and Uganda compete for the top prizes. This event will showcase the value of partnership and competition at a course that is in good shape. We have consistently worked on our course to ensure that it allows the players to display their skills. I am looking forward to the much-awaited event.

Action will tee off at 6:30 am for the morning tee before the 12:30 pm afternoon tee as golfers compete for various prizes. KCB will be represented by Scola Onsongo, Millicent Melo, Aggrey Mulumbi, Timothy Kuria, John Okulo, and Martin Kiambi among others.

“Our involvement in golf is geared towards giving an opportunity to players to enjoy themselves on the course and to participate in local, regional, and international competitions, to put Kenya on the map as a golfing destination. At KCB, we value the importance of partnerships in fostering relationships that ensure shared value and prosperity. We believe that by joining hands with like-minded partners, we can leverage our strengths to build a better future for all,” noted KCB Group Director Marketing and Communications Rosalind Gichuru.

KCB, a leader in the sports sponsorship arena continues to be involved in sports in the country as part of the Bank’s larger corporate citizenship agenda in line with its brand purpose For People. For Better.

Golfer Azu Ogolla on the putting green during a past tournament at the Railways Golf
Club on March 9, 2024.

By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS

The lush par 72 Limuru Country Club will play host to the tenth leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour this weekend as golfers grace the 18-hole course to battle for the top honors. Click this link https://a.meridianbet.ke/c/C7pYjz to start gaming and stand a chance of winning big with Meridianbet.

Over 200 golfers are expected to participate in the grueling tourney that is set to tee off at 6:54 am for the morning action before the afternoon’s tee that has been slated for 12:30 pm.

“KCB has played a pivotal role in the growth of golf in Kenya, our involvement in the tour’s action speaks to our robust aim of elevating this game to an elite level. As Limuru Country Club, we are happy to participate in this competition and I want to assure golfers that our greens are well-kept and the course is in good shape,” noted Limuru Country Club Captain James Githinji.

The amateur series has so far traversed Nakuru, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kakamega, Nyeri, Nandi, Kakamega, Kericho, and Uasin Gishu Counties reaching over 1500 participants, and over 600 juniors through the clinics that ran concurrently with the tour.

KCB Group Director Marketing and Communications Rosalind Gichuru said: “Our unwavering support and commitment to the sport remains part of our larger citizenship and corporate social investment agenda, riding on our conviction that we must support our communities where we operate in to create a pool of talent that can compete in local, regional, and international competitions to position Kenya on the global map as a favorite golfing destination.”

The series will culminate in a grand finale on December 6, where top teams from each leg will meet to crown the overall winners who will participate at the 2025 Magical Kenya Ladies Open Pro-Am event at the PGA Baobab Course, Vipingo in Kilifi County.

 In addition, the Club that produces the overall winners will receive a KShs. 1 million cash prize geared towards a sustainability initiative that they are currently undertaking.

To further sweeten the competition, the Bank has partnered with Beulah City Ltd, a property firm, to give an apartment valued at KShs. 2.1 million as the hole-in-one prize for every during the 2024 tour.