jimmy’s approach bore rapid results, but the next major obstacle became finance. at a team, "kamukunji" it was unanimously agreed that charles lutta kasamani be appointed club patron, should he agree. he agreed. he donated playing kit, rugby balls and a first aid box. some of the kisumu-based personalities who raised funds tirelessly at the "infamous" club night at the kisumu hotel(hotel royale) pool side included nilmar darbar, widar krogsund, ogweno omwaga, franz bonn, noel okoth, mike humphreys, morris odhiambo, jacko omino, peter odaga, paul okullu, peter openda, jos odaga charles okuthe and many more whose names we cannot include here. an interim office of charles okuthe (chairman) and bella maguys (secretary) organized the first ever rugby tournament in kisumu which was ‘not too good not too bad ‘in october 1991.