Ruiru Sports Club, founded in 1922 as a tennis club, is located along the Thika Superhighway between Ruiru and Juja, near the Ruiru KenHA Weighbridge. The club offers a variety of recreational facilities, highlighted by a Par-73, 18-hole Kenya Golf Union (KGU)-registered golf course, a bowling green, and a semi-Olympic swimming pool.
Additional amenities include a restaurant, clubhouse, event grounds, a golf shooting range, practice greens, and helipad facilities available to both members and non-members.
Membership Categories
Ruiru Sports Club welcomes members across a range of categories:
- Full Membership: Members are elected under regulation 5 and must be up to date with annual subscriptions. Includes voting rights at General Meetings and eligibility for committee roles.
- Family Membership: Covers a legal spouse and children under 20 years.
- Junior Membership (under 24 years): For children of Full or Life Members aged 16–24, with a specific fee structure. Transition to Full Membership is available at age 24 upon payment of applicable fees.
- Life/Senior Membership: Reserved for members aged 65+ with at least 25 years of consecutive membership. Approved at the AGM upon Executive Committee nomination. Exempt from annual subscriptions but subject to games fees.
- Temporary Membership: Granted upon payment of green fees, allowing access to club facilities for a day.
- Honorary Membership: Awarded by the Executive Committee for one year to individuals providing exceptional service to the club or community.
- Reciprocating and Associate Members: Members of affiliated clubs with reciprocal arrangements, granting facility access as per agreed terms.
- Corporate Membership: For registered institutions that pay membership fees for their employees.
- Absentee Membership: Former Full Members living 100km or more from the club, elected by the Management Committee. They pay specific fees and retain Full Member benefits, excluding voting rights.
- Non-Resident Membership: For individuals residing outside Kenya who frequently visit. Entrance and annual subscription fees are determined by the Executive Committee.
- Student Membership: Available for students aged 21+ whose parents are Full or Life Members. Students must be enrolled full-time in a recognized institution and can transition to Full Membership within a year after completing their studies.
Membership Fees
Single Package:
- Entrance Fee: Kshs 380,000
- Annual Subscription: Kshs 15,400
Family Package:
- Entrance Fee: Kshs 400,000
- Annual Subscription: Kshs 24,500
Reciprocal Package:
- Entrance Fee: Kshs 350,000
Corporate Package:
- Entrance Fee: Kshs 330,000
- Annual Subscription: Kshs 15,400
Annual KGU Fee (per member): Kshs 3,000
New Membership Requirements
To join Ruiru Sports Club, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be proposed by a Full or Life Member of the club.
- Initially introduced as a guest by the proposer.
- The proposer must submit an introduction letter to the membership secretary.
- Complete an application form provided by the membership secretary.
- The proposer secures a seconder for the applicant.
- The applicant is introduced to as many committee members as possible.
- At least eight committee members must endorse the application form.
- Submit the completed application form alongside a cheque or EFT for the applicable membership fee.
Reciprocal Clubs
Ruiru Sports Club has reciprocal arrangements with several local and international clubs:
International Clubs
- Arusha Gymkhana Country Club
- Bujumbura Golf Club
- Moshi Golf Club
- Uganda Golf Club
Local Clubs
- Eldoret Club
- Gilgil Country Club
- Kakamega Golf Club
- Kericho Golf Club
- Kiambu Golf Club
- Kitale Golf Club
- Machakos Sports Club
- Malindi Golf and Country Club
- Mombasa Golf Club
- Naivasha Sports Club
- Nakuru Golf Club
- Nandi Bears
- Nanyuki Golf Club
- Njoro Country Club
- Nyahururu Sports Club
- Nyeri Golf Club
- Thika Barracks
- Thika Sports Club
- Aero Club
Contact Details
- Physical Address: Along Thika Superhighway, Ruiru
- Phone Numbers: 0720 170170 / 0758 380139
- Email: [email protected]
