Road Race

Run for the Trees - Insurance Industry Run

Saturday, 12 September 2026 · 6:30 AM

The first mile towards a million. The insurance industry laces up at Karura Forest, bringing underwriters, reinsurers, brokers, and actuaries onto the same trail behind one ambition: a million trees in the ground. Designed to promote fitness while supporting environmental conservation, celebrating a healthy lifestyle and caring for the environment.

Run for the Trees - Insurance Industry Run poster
6:30 AM
2.5km, 5km, 10km, 21km
KES 2,500
The Actuarial Society of Kenya (TASK), in partnership with Continental Reinsurance and OESAI
info@actuarieskenya.or.ke
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Registration fee of KES 2,500 covers any of the four race categories (Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, or 2.5km CEO Race).

Or pay via: Tree sponsorship is a separate, optional contribution of any amount. Payment via M-Pesa Paybill 261069, Account: Your Name.
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Event Highlights

The insurance industry's own fun run and conservation drive - underwriters, reinsurers, brokers, and actuaries on the same trail
Theme: 'The first mile towards a million' - a campaign to plant a million trees
Four race categories: 21km Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, and a 2.5km CEO Race
Optional tree sponsorship at any amount, alongside standard race registration
Organised jointly by The Actuarial Society of Kenya, Continental Reinsurance, and OESAI

Running For

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Run for the Trees - A Million Trees Campaign
An industry-wide environmental conservation drive aiming to plant a million trees, framed as 'the first mile towards a million.' Participants can sponsor a tree for any amount in addition to their race entry, channeling the insurance sector's expertise in pricing climate risk into direct environmental action.
via The Actuarial Society of Kenya (TASK)

Race Fees

CategoryFeeStatus
Half Marathon (21km)
Registration fee.
KES 2,500Available
10km
Registration fee.
KES 2,500Available
5km
Registration fee.
KES 2,500Available
2.5km CEO Race
Category for CEOs and senior executives across the insurance industry.
KES 2,500Available
Sponsor a Tree
Optional add-on to sponsor a tree at any (non-zero) amount, in addition to race registration.
KES 0Available

Race Distances

2.5km
5km
10km
21km

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Course Details

The race takes place within Karura Forest, one of Nairobi's largest urban forests, on a mix of forest trails and paths. Four distances are on offer, from the 2.5km CEO Race up to the 21km Half Marathon.

Getting There

Karura Forest is approximately 6.9km from Nairobi CBD via Murang'a Road, around 18 minutes depending on traffic. From the CBD, take Tom Mboya Street to Murang'a Road, continue onto Thika Road/A2 to Mau Park Road, then take Old Kiambu Road to the forest entrance. Note this route includes a stretch with restricted or private road usage.

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Did You Know?

🌍The event brings together competing firms across the insurance value chain - underwriters, reinsurers, brokers, and actuaries - united around a single environmental cause rather than industry competition.
🌍Karura Forest is one of the largest urban forests in Africa still located within a capital city.
🌍The Actuarial Society of Kenya (TASK) is the professional body for actuaries in Kenya, a profession whose core work includes pricing and modelling climate-related risk.

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