Njoro County Club plans to make use of its rich colonial history for marketing golf tourism.Published on : Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Njoro County Club plans to make use of its rich colonial history for marketing golf tourism.
The recreation facility, which was the headquarters of European settlers, boasts of some of the richest colonial heritages in the country. The club wishes to take advantage of the commitment made by the government for promoting golf tourism.
This was stated by the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife Margaret Mwakima who jointly with the Kenya Tourism Board CEO Betty Radier said that Kenya must take her position as a golf tourist’s destination.
Mwakima said, “Golf tourism is among the products Kenya will promote to spur the sector’s growth.”
Kenya is one of the countries with a rich golfing tradition since the sporting activity was introduced by European colonialists at the beginning of the 20th century. Like Njoro Country Club, majority of the golf courses are located within easy reach of chief tourist attractions.
Njoro Country Club, located around 37 kilometres from Nakuru Town, has various undocumented monumental buildings and structures that can attract visitors.
Some of the structures include a military prison used during the World War II and bunkers that the settlers are said to have built under the main club house which is also a monument. Many of these have been built in the early 1920s.
The bunkers have remained unopened since no one knows what is inside.
The club has an abandoned airstrip which was one of the operation bases for British Soldiers during World War II.
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