Billy Graham has won the Audrey Golf Resort trophy for eating a loaf of bread in three minutes in Siaya County in a sports extravaganza organised to promote domestic tourism in the County.

He munched his way into the championship, taking three minutes and 45 seconds to clear the loaf of bread with two 300 ml bottles of soda.

He beat his closest rival, Gershon Omusula, who cleared his a minute later to settle for the second position.

In the swimming competition, Siaya-based club swimmer Wycliffe Mulati emerged as the winner in the male category as club mate, and Mary Gorety scooped the ladies’ category.

Visiting teams Flipping Tyres and Local Tourist 254 emerged winners in the dancing competition and Tug of War, respectively.

The teams also hiked Got Akara Hill in Siaya during the event, where former Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga flagged them off.

Rasanga challenged the government to support the development of untapped tourist sites in the county.

The former governor said that though the county was endowed with numerous tourism potential, efforts have not been made to exploit them, denying the county and national governments revenue.

He cited Got Akara hills and nearby Africa’s second largest Ox-Bow lake, lake Kanyaboli as areas that attract many local and international tourists if the national government can invest in their development.

“If we give it some small punch, it will be an attraction that will be able to generate revenue for both county government of Siaya and the country,” said the former governor.

Addressing the occasion, Siaya county government’s chief officer for tourism, Elizabeth Oduor, said the county had a unique ecosystem that includes five lakes, Sare, Kanyaboli, Namboyo, Lake Bob and Lake Victoria, that tourists can enjoy.

The chief officer urged Kenyans to embrace local tourism and help grow the economy of different parts of the country.