Membership
Sigona is an exclusive gated community club. Our membership includes a diverse mix of Local Sigonians, expatriates and Europeans. With such a wide variety events, catering to all walks of life, Sigona attracts families with children,
couples as well as singles.
The avid and enthusiastic golfer will love playing the challenging course and if keen to keen to improve his/her game our golf professional will be more than happy to assist.
The holiday Juniors golf program is aimed at encouraging, developing, young golf talents and provides a great platform for which the young golfers can improve and develop their game.
Our membership includes membership of different categories.
A Single Full Member is a person who has attained the age of Eighteen (18) years and who has been elected as such and who has paid the appropriate Entrance Fee and current Membership Subscription for golf playing or non-golf playing Member.
Joint Full Members are husband or wife and nominated spouse who have both attained the age of Eighteen (18) years and who have been elected as such and who have paid the appropriate Entrance Fee and the current Membership Subscription for golf playing Members or non-golf playing members. Joint Members are to be treated as individual Members in their own respective right including the right for each to vote.
A Life Member is any Ordinary or Joint Member who has maintained his or her Membership continuously for a period of Twenty-Five (25) years and attained the age of Sixty (60) years, automatically qualifies to become a Life Member and thereafter shall not be required to pay the annual subscription and any levies.
A Junior Member is a child of either Full Single or Joint Full Members Children (10 to 21 years of age) of Non-members may be admitted as Junior members provided they satisfy all the requirements laid down for such membership including the payment of entrance fees as prescribed from time to time and the provision of appropriate financial and behavioral guarantees to cover any debts owed by them to the Club by appointing a guardian who should be a member of the Club at the time when the membership is operational.; and who has been nominated by one or both of those Members provided that on converting to Ordinary or Joint membership the difference between the prevailing entrance fees for these classes of membership respectively and the entrance fee paid at the time of joining as stated above would be paid.
A Student Member is previously been a Junior Member; and is elected as such by the Balloting Committee; and is over Twenty-One (21) years of age and under Twenty-five (25) years of age; and is still receiving full time education and furnishes satisfactory evidence to that effect; and who pays Twenty Five per cent (25%) of the Annual Subscription payable by a Single Full Member; and “Junior and/or student Member should pay discounted entrance fees payable on conversion to full membership as follows:
=> Over five years junior/student membership 25% of full membership fee
=> Up to four years junior/student membership 50% of full membership fee
=> Up to three years junior/student membership 75% of full membership fee
=> Lower than three years junior/student membership 100% of full membership fee.
A Country Member is a Member who neither resides nor has any daily occupation or business within a radius of One Hundred (100) kilometers of the Club and who has paid the appropriate Entrance Fee and current Subscription applicable to Single or Joint Full Membership and is elected as such.
A Temporary Member may be any person eligible as Member of the Club who has been proposed and seconded by One (1) Voting Members and approved by One Member of the Balloting Committee for Temporary Membership on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee from time to time and who has paid appropriate current fees for Temporary Membership. Such Membership is only valid for a period not exceeding Three (3) months in any One (1) calendar year. This may be extended for a further three (3) months subject to approval of the whole of the Balloting Committee.
An Absentee Member is a non-voting Member who is absent from Kenya for twelve (12) consecutive months or more and who has prior to conversion from particular membership category to absentee, paid a predefined conversion fee as prescribed by the Board from time to time. Absentee members who visit the club will pay for the services provided by the club in cash. If they wish to use the golf course they would be required to either pay the applicable green fees or pay the quarterly subscription for every quarter that they wish to play before leaving for their overseas residence. Should the absentee wish to revert back to a full member, he will apply in writing to the Club Secretary for his/her account to be regularized after paying the prevailing deposits. A junior/student Member can be converted to absentee member upon paying the conversion fee determined by the Board from time to time. Provided upon attaining the age of 25 years her/she converts to full membership whether in the country or not. Failure to convert to full membership will result to full payment of membership Entrance fee at the time of the application.
Corporate Membership shall be companies or corporate bodies who have paid a non-refundable Corporate Entrance Fee for their specified number of employees. The minimum number of entrants for this class of membership will be four (4) whose entrance fee will be one-off payment by the company/corporate as prescribed by the Committee from time to time. The company will also pay annual individual subscription and levies as prescribed by the Committee from time to time.
- Should a corporate member wish to apply for a joint category, there will be an increment of 20% on both entrance and annual subs for any of the four or more who would like to join this category.
- The period and the maximum number of joining members for this membership category from any organization will not be limited subject to payment of appropriate entrance fee.
Non-Playing Members shall be members entitled to use the facilities of the Clubhouse of any of the clubhouses of the Company but not entitled to the use of the Golf Course or Golf Courses or other premises or facilities of the Club except upon payment of such green fees or other charges that may be imposed by the directors from time to time.
Reciprocating Member is a Member of any club or clubs, company or companies with whom the Club shall have entered into an agreement or agreements for the provision for reciprocal facilities.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Sigona Golf Club has an elaborate application and vetting process that ensures new applicant is of good standing and integrity. The applicants are interviewed by the Membership, Secretarial and Disciplinary Sub committee who undergo the following steps.
Step 1:
Membership application forms is requested in writing by the proposer of the applicant. The proposer must be a voting member who has been a Club member for more than two years.
Step 2:
The Club Management replies in writing to the proposer attaching the application form and requesting for the following:
. Cheque for the requisite amount depending on the category desired.
. Fully filled application form.
. One page Curriculum Vitae, to be pinned on the notice board.
. Passport size photograph.
Step 3:
The Form and the CV are pinned on the notice board for 30 days for general membership comments. Meanwhile the Management allows the new applicant to use the Club facilities as a temporary member.
The new applicant prepays for his temporary membership account before any service is provided.
Step 4:
The applicant is invited for an interview by the Membership, Secretarial & Disciplinary Sub Committee after which, if found to be suitable, a balloting card is sent to him through his proposer to obtain at least ten (10) Directors’ signatures, of which the first should be that of Hon. Secretary. Obtaining the Signatures should take a maximum of 30 days.
Step 5:
After returning the card the applicant’s name is presented to the Board for approval, after which the applicant is issued with a permanent Account Number and membership card.
ENTRANCE FEE STRUCTURE
1. JOINT:
| Entrance fee | 250,000.00 |
| Annual Subscription | 46,580.00 |
| Total | 296,580.00 |
2. ORDINARY (SINGLE FULL):
| Entrance fee | 200,000.00 |
| Annual Subscription | 38,960.00 |
| Total | 238,960.00 |
3. These amounts may also be paid in instalments if so desired as follows:
Ordinary |
Joint |
|
| Kshs. | Kshs. | |
| 1st installment | 72,295.00 | 83,250.00 |
| 5 monthly inst. (each - 32,333.00) | 166,665.00 | (each 41,666/-) 208,330.00 |
| TOTAL | 238,960.00 | 296,580.00 |
4. EXPATRIATE ON CONTRACT:
| Single | 86,670.00 per year |
| Joint | 104,590.00 per year |
| Refundable Chit Account | Deposit 30,000.00 |
5. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
| Entrance fee | Kshs.100,000/-x 4 = | Kshs.400,000/- |
| Refundable Chit Account Deposit | Kshs. 40,250/-x 4 = | Kshs.161,000/- |
| Annual Subscription | Kshs. 10,000/-x 4 = | Kshs. 40,000/- |
| Total | = | Kshs. 580,500./- |
6. JUNIORS WHOSE PARENTS ARE MEMBERS
Pays 25% of annual subscription payable to full Single member.
| Entrance fee | Kshs. 48,500/ = |
| Annual Subscriptions | Kshs. 9,800.00 |
| Total | 58,300.00 |
7. JUNIORS OF NON MEMBERS
| Entrance fee | Kshs. 50,000/- |
| Refundable Chit Account | Kshs. 10,000/- |
| Annual Subscription | Kshs 9,800/- |
| TOTAL | Kshs 69,800/- |
8. NON-PLAYING MEMBERSHIP
| Entrance fee | 67,500.00 |
| Annual Subscription | 14,840.00 |
| Total | 82,340.00 |
Ladies Recruitment Drive.
Ladies recruitment drive is designed to cover the first five (5) new ladies applicants at an entrance fee of Kshs 85,000; the next five (6th to 10th) ladies applicant at an entrance fee of Kshs 95,000; and then allow the recruitment drive to run for six (6) months with reduced entrance fee of Kshs 100,000.
1. Ladies Recruitment Drive.
|
First five (1st 5th) applicants pay |
85,000.00 |
| Next five (6th to 10th) applicants | 95,000.00 |
| Past 10th applicants | 100,000.00 |
This Ladies Drive runs for six (6) months from February to July 2011.
