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Safari Rally postponed due to Covid-19 disruption

2019 Safari Rally action in Naivasha. [David Gichuru]

Kenya and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) on Thursday announced the postponement of this year's Safari Rally, which was due to be held in Nairobi and Naivasha from July 16 to 19.

Safari Rally, Kenya's premier motorsport competition, had been readmitted into the 14-tier World Rally Championship (WRC) for an initial three year period starting in 2020 to 2022, but with the safety and health of the drivers and their crews, Kenya and FIA agreed to push back the event until such a time that it will be viable to stage it.

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