Mark Power built on a strong opening round at the Magical Kenya Open to leave himself well in contention heading into the weekend's action.
Power, playing in the competition thanks to a sponsor’s invite, impressed in the opening round with a score of 67, and went even better than that in the second round at Karen Country Club in Nairobi.
Making the turn at level par after an eventful start that saw him claim two birdies along with two bogeys, Power made a big surge on the back nine.
Birdies on the 12th, 16th and 17th set the stage before Power finished with a flourish and bagged an eagle on the par-5 final hole to leave him five shots off the lead on eight under.
Frederic Lacroix and Casey Jarvis shared the halfway lead on 13 under par.
Frenchman Lacroix shot 62 to match the opening round of Jarvis, who held the joint lead for the second day in succession after a 65.
Jarvis’s fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis shot 61 to share third place with Angel Ayora and Ricardo Gouveia on 11 under. Scotland’s David Law, one off the lead after day one, reached nine under with a 68.
Njoroge Kibugu delighted the home crowd by making the cut at five under with an eagle at the last. The 22-year-old Kenyan said of the six-iron approach that sealed his place: "Oh, I’m putting it in a museum or something!"
