On Saturday, he played for 37 out in the front nine, dropping shots on the par five fourth and par three fifth but had a birdie at the par four sixth.
Jorge Campillo took a one-shot lead into the final round of the 2023 Magical Kenya Open but the country's attention will be on Mutahi Kibugu.
The 22-year-old carded another level par on the third round to maintain his three under par score ahead of Sunday's action.
Mutahi, who says it is dream come true and a culmination of hard work to be playing in the European Tour event says he will need all the support of the crowd on Sunday as he hopes to return an under par score and move up the leaderboard.
On Saturday, he played for 37 out in the front nine, dropping shots on the par five fourth and par three fifth but had a birdie at the par four sixth.
He played an almost blemish-less back nine, with birdies on the 12th and 18th with a dropped shot on the 17th.
"I am happy with the round. I came close to an eagle in the 18th and I would have loved to hole that and finish with anunder par score after all the work I put in on Saturday," Mutahi offered after his round.
Meanwhile, the Spaniard, Campillo, who began the day five shots off the lead but charged through the field with a flawless 63 which contained eight birdies, setting the early clubhouse target at 13 under par will hope to hold on to the lead for the win.
On Saturday, the two-time DP World Tour winner was nearly overtaken at the top of the leaderboard in dramatic fashion as Scotland's Robert MacIntyre almost holed his approach at the 18th for an albatross.
MacIntyre's wedge shot hit the hole before running around ten feet past, and although he was unable to convert his eagle putt, the 2022 DS Automobiles Italian Open winner made a closing birdie to sit alone in second, one stroke behind Campillo.
