Preparations gear up for 2024 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon

It is all systems go ahead of the 2024 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon after Standard Chartered Bank announced a Ksh. 100 million sponsorship kitty to support this year's edition. 

According to Standard Chartered Head of Corporate Affairs Joyce Kibe, the war chest is aimed at streamlining preparations for this year’s edition, which has attracted more than 25,000 participants.

"This year, we have 40 sponsors out of 30. The total investments we have received from our stakeholders are in Ksh. 172 million, and as the key sponsor, Standard Chartered, we have been able to invest Ksh. 100 million so as to make the event a success.’’

The number of partners for this year’s edition of the Standard Chartered Marathon slated for 27th October has increased, underlining the continued growth of the annual race.

Speaking earlier today during a press briefing at Carnival ground in Nairobi,  Local Organizing Committee for the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon, Peter Gitau empahsised the race organizer’s commitment to engage more key stakeholders to maintain its growth.

‘’Working with our sponsors, we feel, is the best way to make the Marathon a success and also to bring in people towards the future makers initiative.’’

Gitau also revealed that registration for this year’s edition has exceeded the 23,000 target, with the current enrollment standing at over 25,000 participants.

He has rallied more participants to register before the deadline.

‘’ Originally, we were aiming to register 23,000 participants, and we had set a deadline of 13th October.

“However, we have exceeded the amount to 25,000 participants, and currently, we have slightly above 24,000 thousand participants; after we have reached our mark, we will close the registration.’’

The main marathon will be held in Nairobi and the satellite runs in Kisumu, Kakamega and Mombasa.