The observer uganda3/26/2023 ![]() She said she saw wounds on his feet and he told her there were others on his buttocks, and that he had been deprived of food. His wife was there and was horrified to see her husband weak, injured, limping and wearing bloodstained underwear. ![]() ![]() On Monday police took him with them to search the family’s country home. He has not been able to contact his lawyers since then, and no charges have been brought. Others are Justus Madiya, Daniel Nduva and Mike Kisia.In his last tweet Rukirabashaija said he was under house arrest and the men were entering by force. They are Greg Snow, Samuel Njoroge, Dismas Indiza, Simon Ngige and Mutahi Kibugu. Kenya will be represented by eight golfers at Muthaiga. Rugumayo will be joined by Zimbabwe’s Visitor Mapwanya among the non-Kenyans who qualified via the Order of Merit in the Safari Tour. Wu, Spain’s Rafa Bello Cabrera, England’s Oliver Wilson, Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson and Robert Macintyre, another Scot, are among the big entrants in the competition. Ashun Wu, last year’s winner from China, took home €2980,000 (Shs 1.17bn). The other Ugandan golfers to have played the Magical Kenya Open before are Deo Akope and Philip Kasozi. ![]() “I have been in Kenya for more than a month now because I wanted to get to grips with the playing conditions and acclimatise to the weather. He intends to use the disappointment and frustration from then to do a lot better tomorrow. Last year, Rugumayo had a terrific opening nine holes before his game fell by the wayside. “Contrary to some people’s fears, I will not be under pressure because of the Ugandans in the gallery I will lock myself in the game and try to do well in the first two days.” “I am happy that there will be some Ugandans in Nairobi and I will use that to help me focus I will put myself in a zone of Ronald and Rugumayo and play the best game I can to try, and make the cut. “I didn’t know what golf at this level meant but right now, I am in a much better position.”Ī huge contingent of golf enthusiasts has descended upon Nairobi to support Rugumayo, who has embraced the support of those who will follow his every shot. “It was a learning curve for me in many ways,” the soft-spoken golfer recalled in a chat with The Observer two weeks ago. Last year, when he played in his first Magical Kenya Open, Rugumayo, by his own admission, wasn’t ready. His sponsors, ABSA bank, have ensured that he has first-class accommodation, a sufficient bank balance to be in the right state of mind, caddie fees and all the necessary logistics for a player who needs every bit of support ahead of the biggest tournament of his life. Rugumayo, the Tooro-born star, couldn’t have asked for better preparation. He qualified by occupying the top 10 slots of last year’s Uganda Open Pro-Am event at Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa. Rugumayo qualified for this event at Muthaiga mid-last month after the final leg of the Safari Tour. Today is the Pro-Am for the tournament, and Rugumayo will be among the professionals who will use the round as final preparation for tomorrow’s tee-off. Prize money is shared amongst golfers who make the cut to play in the final two days of the event. With prize money at €1.75m (Shs 7bn), more than 150 golfers will be locking horns to make the cut on Friday. The Magical Kenya Open, which is entering its 56th edition at the par-71 Muthaiga Golf Course, tees off on Thursday with a number of renowned golfers from all over the world in Nairobi to compete in the DP Tour event. For one year, Uganda’s top professional golfer today Ronald Rugumayo has been working on his game to play at the Magical Kenya Open, the most lucrative golf tournament in the region, reports MARK NAMANYA.
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