The newly inaugurated Machakos Chess Club hosted it’s first event on 17th June 2017 at the Le Technish Restaurant which is located within Machakos University.

This historic event saw a total of 20 players taking part with Winnie Thitu emerging clear winner with 6/6 points.
Institutions that took part included Machakos University and the Machakos Medical Training Centre.

Key officials of Machakos Chess Club include Winnie Thitu, Faustino Maithya and Boniface Kalangili.


Plans are underway to host the “Machakos Open” in the near future.
Facebook Page for Machakos Chess Club can be found on Machakos Chess Club Facebook Page.