Wakhu wins PGK Equator Tour Title at Sigona Golf Club

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The winner of the 7th leg of the PGK Equator Tour at Sigona David Wakhu{M} being awarded-Photo Courtesy

 

By Dickson Odhiambo

 

August 31,2026

 

 Wakhu wins PGK Equator Tour Title at Sigona Golf Club

 

David Wakhu produced an impressive performance to claim the seventh leg of the PGK Equator Tour at Sigona Golf Club, carding a four-round total of 273, 15 under par, to beat a competitive field of 47 professionals.

 

The Golf Park player’s victory sees him move up to third place in the PGK Equator Tour Order of Merit standings with 3,110 points, strengthening his position in the race for valuable ranking points.

 

Veteran golfer Dismas Indiza finished runner-up after posting a total of 277, 11 under par, while Safaricom-sponsored player Samuel Njoroge and Greg Snow shared third place on 285, three under par.

 

Njoroge continues to lead the Order of Merit standings with 4,327 points, followed by Indiza on 3,490 points, while Snow is fourth with 3,015 points.

 

“I am very happy to take another win home after my victory at Ruiru. This victory gives me a lot of confidence as we head into the remaining legs of the tour. I have put a lot of work into my game, and I am glad it has paid off. I want to thank my team and everyone who has supported me. I hope to maintain this momentum for the rest of the season,” says Wakhu.

 

Njoroge Kibugu finished fifth on 289, followed by Isaiah Otuke on 291. PGK’s first professional lady golfer, Naom Wafula, tied with Malik Taimur for seventh place on 292. Daniel Nduva finished ninth on 293, while Mike Kisia rounded out the top 10 on 294.

 

With the seventh leg concluding at Sigona, attention now turns to the eighth leg of the PGK Equator Tour, which will be held at Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort in two weeks’ time.

 

The tour continues to provide professional golfers with an important platform to compete for valuable Order of Merit points as they battle for qualification opportunities for the 2027 Magical Kenya Open and the 2028 Olympic Games.

 

Safaricom is the leading telecommunications company in East Africa with a purpose to transform lives by connecting people to people, people to opportunities and people to information.

It keeps over 71.6 million customers connected across Kenya and Ethiopia, and play a critical role in the society, supporting over 1.13 million jobs both directly and indirectly while our total economic value was estimated at KES 1.1 trillion ($ 8.5 billion) for the 12 months through March 2025.

 

Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and with annual revenues of KES 400 billion as at March 2026, Safaricom provides connectivity through wide range of technology, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G in aggregate covering over 99% of Kenya’s population.

 

It runs the world’s largest mobile payment system and Africa’s largest Fintech, M-PESA, the world’s first mobile money transfer system. By empowering 41 million customers to transact, save or borrow money through their mobile phone, M-PESA has driven financial inclusion in Kenya to 84.8% of the adult population in 2024 from a low of 26.7% in 2006 and generated over KES 182.7 billion in revenue as at FY26.

 

Its subsidiary, Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia, has deployed world class network and services to contribute to Ethiopia’s digital transformation.

 

Safaricom is an equal opportunity employer, actively recruiting staff from diverse backgrounds who reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to equal gender representation at all levels. Our target is to achieve 50:50 senior management gender parity.

 

As part of its on-going commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we continue to work towards improving energy and resource efficiency in our network and facilities to reduce carbon emissions and our fuel consumption. We remain committed to becoming a Net Zero carbon-emitting company by 2050.

 

 

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