Letter from the Secretary

From the Secretary

Dear Members

This will be the last time I write to you as Club Secretary of this wonderful institution. I would like to say Asanteni Sana to all of you for your trust, belief and support over the past two and a half years - what a journey it was for all of us!

I would like to thank Chairman Philip Coulson, Chairman of Committees Vijay Gidoomal and all members of Main for your courage for taking a chance on me. Making a serial entrepreneur with long hair, a penchant for white suits and colourful Kenyan-made jackets, an allergy to wearing socks and with no previous hospitality experience the youngest Club Secretary in the 108-year history of this Club was certainly daring.

On top of all that, you put the first German ever in charge of a “British Club” who promptly returned the favour with shutting it down for the first time ever just 7 days after signing his permanent contract and introducing a plethora of strict COVID protocols and guidelines... It took the MCC team only 48-hours to shut down the entire Club but four months to re-open. I was deeply worried that I would end up being the first Club Secretary who ever closed the Club and NEVER re-opened it!

Fast forward to now and we see a wonderful Club in a fantastic financial position thanks to an incredibly hard-working, aligned team and our Members’ reliable and continued support.

And the Club’s future is bright - in line with the most recent lifting of COVID restrictions we are a further step towards a new, better “normal” and hopefully we will be able to provide you with a high resemblance to pre-Covid Club life.

While the recruitment process for a new Club Secretary is ongoing, our Finance Director David Muunga is currently in charge of the Club and can be reached on finance@mcc.co.ke or +254 (0) 20 722 9 209.

For those of you who would like to stay in touch, you can reach me on cvater@gmx.net or +254 (0) 791 471 133.

Last but not least, I would like to thank my entire MCC family, my wonderful team, all Heads of Departments, Managers, Supervisors, Juniors, Trainees, Interns and Casuals as well as our suppliers, and partners who stood by me all the way and pledged to bring back our Club from zero to new heights. I salute you.

And in best Kenyan tradition, let me not say goodbye but rather kwaheri ya kuonana.

My best wishes to you and your families,

Christian Vater, Club Secretary Muthaiga Country Club