Mwamba Rugby Football Club will be retaining the home ground of Nairobi Railway Club. This is after the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) agreed to hand over the Nairobi Railway Club playing field to the club, ending fears among fans and players that the club could lose its long-term venue for home matches.
The authority advised the club not to permanently move out of Nairobi Railway Club, adding that the team will return to the grounds once ongoing construction of bus terminus is complete. The rugby pitch has not been affected by construction work. The NMS will further renovate the playing pitch and terraces free of charge.
New home ground
Mwamba, which is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Kenya, have used Nairobi Railway Club ground for 42 years. The club has been looking for a new home after it was ordered to vacate Nairobi Railway Club in September last year to create room for construction of the new bus park and the Nairobi Expressway.
Mwamba, who are currently using the University of Nairobi grounds for training, announced in January that they were in the process of acquiring a new home ground. In January, Mwamba’s president, Alvas Onguru, said they were looking at three possible venues in Nairobi County. He said it would take up to three months to develop the identified facility make it playable.
