Kisumu Rugby Football Club (KRFC) to host Safaricom Dala Sevens

Kisumu, Kenya: Kisumu Rugby Football Club (KRFC) will host the Safaricom Dala Sevens at the city’s Mamboleo Show ground between August 9 and 10.

Preparations are ongoing for the successful hosting of the tournament with security measures already being put in place.

Last year, the Dala Sevens Tournament was staged at the Kisumu Polytechnic grounds.

Kisumu RFC Honourable Secretary Paul Okong’o, who is one of the organisers of the event told FeverPitch that they had been forced to move the tournament to a more secure venue that has more gates for security reasons.

“We need a facility that has more than one entrance and several exit routes, many suppliers that bring their supplies in and out of the venue always collide with fans thronging the venue to watch the games. This time round we want the tournament to be a smooth event,” he added.

At Kisumu Polytechnic, there is only one gate and in the event of human traffic, it becomes a big challenge.

Safaricom has for three years now been sponsoring the Kabeberi Sevens, Drift Wood Sevens (Mombasa), Dala Sevens (Kisumu), Christie Sevens (Harlequin) and Prinsloo Sevens (Nakuru) in their national events.

Already, the mobile telephone service provider, who will be sponsoring the Kisumu leg for the second year running, has set aside Sh1 million towards the event.

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