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President Uhuru Kenyatta has recommended the golfing fraternity in the nation for creating golfing and making certain Kenyans from all walks of daily life embrace the game.
The President explained compared with in the past when golfing was a preserve of the elite in the culture, the match has made to turn into an all-inclusive sport relished by Kenyans of all ages, colour and station.
“Golf has experienced a pretty long heritage from its starting as a sport for the social elites. Now, it is a video game that definitely demonstrates the deal with of Kenya with gamers and enthusiasts from all walks of lifetime,” President Kenyatta explained.
Talking on Sunday at Muthaiga Golf Club program in Nairobi County when he presided above the closing ceremony of the 53rd edition of the Magical Kenya Open up golfing event, the Head of State certain that the Government will continue supporting the recreation.
He explained in appreciation of the sterling situation golf has assumed in Kenya, the Authorities has been placing aside near to USD 2.5 million every single 12 months for the previous five years toward arranging globe-course situations this kind of as the Magical Kenya Open golf tournament.
To deepen inclusivity and broaden the charm of golfing, President Kenyatta claimed the Federal government a short while ago supported the Magical Kenya Females Open up – an party that captivated quite a few members both equally domestically and internationally.
“Additionally, this Safari tour, commonly recognized as the ‘road to the Kenyan Open’, together with the ongoing Junior Golfing programmes are also participating in a considerable job in ensuring we create proficient golfers ready to compete at regional and international concentrations,” the President reported.
The President thanked associates from the private sector who contributed to the accomplishment of the Magical Kenya Open up golf tournament, saying their gesture displays what the partnership involving the non-public and public sectors can do to improve sports and other spheres of the country’s advancement.
He also commended the Junior Golf Foundation for their legacy program which aims to nurture 6000 young and budding golfers countrywide by the conclusion of 2023.
“We are also encouraged to discover that the Junior Golfers Foundation is collaborating with the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation which is supporting our community scene by schooling our golf coaches and planning our junior golfers for international tournaments,” the President reported.
The 2022 Magical Kenyan Open golfing tournament was received by Ashun Wu from China whilst 18-calendar year previous Kenyan Njoroge Kibugu emerged the winner on the amateur class.
In recognition of Kibugu’s sterling performance in the match, President Kenyatta declared that the young golfer will be sponsored by the Authorities to take part in the Soudal Open golfing tournament that will be held in Belgium in between 12th and 15th May this 12 months.
“…we will also support his changeover to professional golfing. That will include supporting him with his trainers and making confident that we fork out for his trainers and also by providing him with a equipped golf package so that he can now actually sign up for the ranks of the ideal in the entire world,” President Kenyatta mentioned.
Talking at the celebration, Sports Cupboard Secretary Amb. Amina Mohamed announced that her ministry has arrive up with a curriculum that will be introduced to the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Enhancement (KICD) to be certain golf turns into a single of the programmes that will run in educational institutions less than the name “Golf Mashinani”.
The function was also attended by Cabinet Secretaries Najib Balala (Tourism) and Eugene Wamalwa (Defence) as properly as ODM chief Raila Odinga and Nairobi Governor Ann Kananu.
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