HISTORY

Kenya Railways golf course is right in the middle of the city of Nairobi. The course is bordered on all side by major Nairobi roads and it is very easily accessible from the main hotels in the city. The track for the freight train up country runs through the course and while all other Kenyan courses offer the peace and quiet, Railways does just the opposite.one will play with the madness of the city traffic and the sounds of the train. The 9 holes layouts is very popular with anyone wishing to play a quick nine in the morning and the rush to the office or the one who wishes to do the same in the evening but wishes to leave the office in the late afternoons. As a guest, most hotels within the city will book you around the club. Apart from the city other attractions around Railways are the Kenya Railways Museum that holds some of the most historical aspects of the Lunatic Express as the Kenya Uganda Railways line was called by British parliamentarians when the idea to build was mooted. Railways is host to number of Kenya Golf Union events and was one of the clubs where the Nubian golfers moved to after the demise of their club. Nubians had come from South Sudan to fight in the British forces during World War 11 and those remained were allocated land to the south west of Nairobi known as Kibra. Nubians were the first locals to play golf in Kenya. Apart from Railways they also joined Royal Nairobi golf club and one of them Burhan Marjan is the first African to win the Kenya amateur Championship. The first African professional was also a Mohammed Rajab at Royal Nairobi.

The history of this club dates back to 1922 when at a meeting of the Railway Institute it was proposed that railways golf club to be formed. In march of that year the course was opened as a 9-holes but it was shortly put of use for three months due to torrential rain. Railways would continue to suffer from flooding for many years to come. In 1924 it was proposed for the first time and agreed that members other than railways staff be allowed to join the club. This continues to today. A number of professionals operate out of railways but the head professional is ben Okello, a former Kenya amateur international and life member of the club and the father to Jacob Okello the Kenyan who nearly won the Kenya open in 1998 but lost in a play off