from 1991 to 1996, kisumu steadily concentrated on building a strong foundation by taking part in tournaments such as the great rift valley 10-aside in nakuru and mombasa’s driftwood sevens. this was by choice because of a small player base and financial limitations. at the same time, the club hosted the kisumu ten-aside event held between 1991 and 1994. with a rich hinterland of players from maseno school, st. mary's school yala, nyang'ori high school, moi university and maseno university there was light at the end of the tunnel. mombasa businessman edwin yinda donated playing kit to the team after the driftwood finals contested between mean machine rfc and kisumu.