Gunners battle it out for top shooting honors

Master shooter Mohammed Omar with  son Mahir Omar [Photo ]

It was a battle of titans at the monthly National Gun Owners Association shooting competition which took place at the NGAO- Kenya shooting range in Kirigiti over weekend.

Seasoned shooters pulled off their best triggers to outdo each other.

To the bemusement of many, it emerged that the perennial winner Robert Nyamongo with a personal best of 14.2 seconds under the Standard qualifier was no easy tussle.

[L-R] Hetal Patel, Amritpal Singh, Elizabeth Cherono and Eric Wachira

Shooting star, Safety Officer Eric Wachira whose personal best in the five by five classifier is 19 takes charge of a COF and asks the next shooters on line to stand by!

There were six courses of fire which saw participants battle it out for top honors in various categories. Besides Civilian gun holders there were officers from the GSU, Recce, traffic department, DCI and police.

Overall	Division	Time
1. Robert Nyamongo	SSP	142.54
2. Mohammed Omar	SSP	144.65
3. Eric Wachira	SSP	151.32

 

                            321.30

Master category
1. Robert Nyamongo			SSP			142.54
2. Mohammed Omar			SSP			144.65
Expert Category
1. Eric Wachira			SSP			151.32
2. Sammy Onyango			SSP			153.09
3. Anthony Wahome			SSP			160.34
Sharpshooter Category
1. Cpt. Alex Migwi		SSP			174.65
2. Mohamed Aden		SPD			176.00
3. James Kariuki		SSP			194.63
Marksman Category
1. Leonidas Achidi		SSP			203.70
2. Emmanuel Fresco		SSP			234.42
3. Gikonyo Mwangi		SSP			265.89
Novice Category
1. Monica Kahura		SSP			319.42
2. Nick Maina		ESP			321.30
3. Hetal Patel		SSP			332.38
Ladies Category
1. Belinda Akoth		SSP			221.23
2. Elizabeth Cherono		SSP			328.82
3. Agnes Wangechi		CDP			384.53
Discipline Forces
1. Francis Kinyua		SSP			354.38
2. Martha Oyugi		CDP			402.93
3. Halima Ahmed	CDP						449.19
Classifier Honors
Anthony Wahome promoted to Master				SSP				18.95
Thomas Kiilu promoted to Expert				CCP				26.96
Mahir Omar promoted to Sharpshooter				CCP				29.71

It was a good day for NGAO Kenya Chair Anthony Wahome who shot the best time in the 5x5 classifier, changing his classification from Expert to Master status. He now becomes the third Master shooter in the country after Robert Nyamongo and Mohammed Omar. 

A total of three participants were DQued for flouting various rules.

Gikonyo Mwangi “NGAO Kenya has witnessed as an influx of newcomers in the recent times. We started this facility to help shooters gain proficiency in handling firearms. Today we have registered roughly ten new members who need training”

Mwashuruti in action

Gun ownership in Kenya is going through a transformative period. Unlike in previous times, all civilian firearm holders are now required to get biometric cards fixed with a microchip that will have all of an individual's details in it.

Some of the newly registered members waiting for their turn during the event

This registration according to the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i should be complete by March 18.