Kisumu RFC have been dealt a blow just before the Kenya Cup season after their Head Coach Lawrence Buyachi quit the club for Menengai Oilers.
Scrummage Africa understands that the two-time Kenya Cup winner with Nakuru RFC will join Menengai Oilers as an assistant coach and will work with the forwards department.
Lawrence Buyachi leaves Kisumu
In a letter seen by Scrummage Africa to Kisumu’s EXCO, Buyachi wished the club well and said he had to return to Nakuru for personal reasons besides landing a role with a Nakuru-based club.
Lawrence Buyachi in action for Kabras. Photo Courtesy/Denis Acre-Half.
“It’s with a heavy heart that I have to step down as the head coach of such a big club having been my home for the last 14 months. Circumstances therein have forced me to go closer to Nakuru and I got an opportunity to continue my coaching career in another club in Nakuru,” part of his letter reads.
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“I enjoyed every moment in Kisumu & what we achieved as a club. I wish you well in the coming season,” he added.
Kisumu confirm Lawrence Buyachi exit
Buyachi helped Kisumu finish second in the second tier earning promotion back to Kenya Cup. The club’s secretary, Jaycox Mwavali, confirmed Buyachi’s departure to Kenya Cup’s official portal
Kisumu RFC in a past event. Photo Courtesy/Kisumu RFC
“I would like to inform our members, fans, and the wider public that Kisumu RFC and its head coach Lawrence Buyachi have amicably agreed to go their separate ways.”
Buyachi previously coached at South Coast Pirates before moving to Kabras RFC.
