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Christine soars at Barclay's Nairobi open as Kenya open gets $1 million richer

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Barclay's Bank Compliance & Legal Director Laban Omangi (center) presents the Barclay's Nairobi open Overall winner Christine Ochola (right) as British Airways Business development manager Sophie Onyango (left) looks on,  during the presentation dinner at the Karen golf and country club, Nairobi, February 2, 2018, Christine also won a Business class return air ticket to any destination on the the Bristish airways network. .PHOTO: Mose Sammy, Standard

Barclay's Kenya Open got a major shot in the arm as the Kenyan government injected $1 million (Sh 100, 000 million) to the Kenya open golf limited the event organizers towards the prize fund which already stands at Euros 500, 000 (Sh 62.5 million shillings).

Announcing this during the prize giving dinner for the second leg of the Barclays golf tour played at the Karen golf and country club, KOGL Publicity & sponsorship director Kathleen Kihanya, said that the money would boost the prize kitty to make the premier golf event more lucrative and increase the stature of Kenya Open and chances of joining the European tour.

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