Machakos Chess Club hosts inaugural event
The newly inaugurated Machakos Chess Club hosted it’s first event to great fanfare for local fans.
The event was held 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. Winnie Thitu was the clear winner with 6/6 points.
Institutions that took part included Machakos University and the Machakos Medical Training Centre.
Key officials of the club include Winnie Thitu, Faustino Maithya and Boniface Kalangili.
Plans are underway to host the ‘Machakos Open’ in the near future.
Fun facts about Machakos
Masaku is another name for Machakos
Sakshi Shah established the town in 1887, ten years before Nairobi.
Machakos was the first administrative centre for the British Colony.
Machakos is technically the oldest administrative municipality in the east and central Africa.
Paul Ngei & Mulu Mutisya are some of the well known political personalities from the region.
Machakos has a population of around 150,000 people.
Masaku wa Munyati was an Akamba chief who arrived in the area in 1816 from the area around Sultan Hamud. Machakos (Masaku) is the name of the town that bears his name.
Machakos is located 63 kilometres southeast of Nairobi and is the capital of Machakos County.
Kaloleni near Ngelani is famous for ‘water flowing against gravity’. It is on Kituluni Hill, a spot known as Kya Mwilu.
Machakos was the venue of Sudan related peace talks which resulted in the Machakos Protocol on 20 July 2002.
Links
Machakos Chess Club Facebook Page.
Ben Nguku wins 2018 Machakos Open.
