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Young expert shooter Mahir Omar in action at Kirigiti shooting range. [photo by Caroline Obuya/ Standard]
The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)’s Africa Championships will for the first time be held outside the Republic of South Africa, National Gun Owners Association of Kenya (NGAO-K) chairman Martin Chengo says.
The competition, which will at the Kirigiti shooting range in Kiambu county, is targeting 200 local shooters, among them Kenya’s youngest top shooter Mahir omar, 21, who got involved in shooting when he was only 15.
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