Evelyne Wanjiku wins Inaugural KRA Golf Open

Railways Golf Club's Evelyne Wanjiku carded a round of 45 on Friday at the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club to emerge the overall winner of the inaugural Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Open.

Playing off handicap 34, Wanjiku ended the day one point better than the nearest challenger, Edwin Ombega.

Ombega, a handicap 27 golfer, ended the day with a haul of 44 points to claim the winner’s spot in the men’s category, one point ahead Edward Kerich who carded a round of 43 points to claim the runner-up spot in the category.

Kerich’s efforts were enough to fend off the challenge of handicap 28 Daniel Mwangi who carded 42 to emerge third in the category ahead of handicap 20, Charles Maitho who finished fourth with 41 points.

In the ladies' category, home player Phyllis Kimbo emerged the winner after carding a round of 37 points, finishing one point ahead of Muthaiga’s Mary Wanjiru and two points ahead of the outgoing Limuru Lady captain Wambui Gitonga.

In the nines, George Kirathe was crowned winner after carding 22 in the first nine. Commissioner Terra Saidimu scooped the best staff award while Ian Mburu was crowned winner among the juniors.

In the longest drive contest, Caleb Kositany was crowned the winner in the Men’s category, while Rosemary Koiny took the honours in the ladies’ contest.

Meanwhile, Shabir Walgi scooped the top honours in the the nearest-to-the-pin contest.

The KRA’s Golf Open event marked the culmination of the Authority’s celebration of Taxpayers Month, which lapsed in October 2021.

“KRA is cognisant of the key role played by all stakeholders towards revenue mobilisation and compliance. In view of this realisation, this particular event is meant to cement that engagement with our stakeholders by interacting as we get to understand one another.

The potential of our country’s economic progress is rooted in partnership with our stakeholders,” KRA Commissioner-General Githii Mburu said.

From the field of 200 golfers, 12 professional golfers among them Dismas Indiza and Simon Ngige had been invited to take part as guests.

As part of its CSR activities, KRA has also planted over 24,000 trees across the country in partnership with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) in the month of October.