Onani Mgwanga defeated a field of top stars to win his first national title during the 11th national scrabble championship played over the weekend at Eldoret Polytechnic in Eldoret.
The Homa Bay County-based player defeated East Africa seed one Allan Oyende, Benard Amuke and Fred Magu 433-317, 402-329 and 417-284 respectively in the penultimate match to win gold.