By Fred Maingi
All is set for the
annual 10th edition of the Standard Chartered Nairobi
Marathon set for Sunday(tomorrow) from Nairobi’s Nyayo National
Stadium.
The event to
be graced by several Kenya member of parliament has attracted over 19,000
participants including thousands of foreigners .
Reuben
Mbindu, the Chairman of the National steering committee said that Kenyans had
turned out in big numbers to register for the marathon. Manual registration
closed on 21st October, 2012 while online registration was extended
to 24th October 2012.
“We are very
excited to have had such a huge number of people registered and we are grateful
to all the corporate and individuals who have made a stand by registering for
this year’s marathon. For every registration we have had, more children will
benefit by having a life changing operation that will have them regain their
sight and live a normal life. We anticipate to raise atleast KShs.19 million
towards Seeing is Believing.,” added Mbindu.
“I would like to
thank you all ,added Mbindu,and on our part, we will ensure that we once again
deliver an exceptional event that will exceed Kenyan’s expectations while
profiling our city to the world.
With the
registration behind us, right now all our focus is on delivering a world class
marathon and ensuring we achieve the objectives of this event. Right now we are
doing final touches as we prepare for the big event tomorrow, Sunday 28th
October 2012.”
“I would like to
urge all runners to keep time, cooperate and follow the laid out traffic routes
to avoid inconvenience and to ensure a smooth and successful event.
The Samaj Community
deals mainly with helping the community, education sector
All proceeds from the Nairobi Marathon
have always gone towards ‘Seeing is Believing’ a Standard Chartered Bank
Charity aimed at tackling avoidable blindness. Last year, KShs16 million was
raised and went into funding cataract operations and Trachoma intervention
projects across the country.
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