Kimathi and Patel finish in top 10 in Uganda rally

Karan Patel, navigated by Tauseef Khan, during the ARC Equator Rally Kenya qualifying stage in Naivasha, on April 3. [Courtesy]

Kenya National Rally Championships (KNRC) leader Karan Patel and Mcrae Kimathi are the highest ranked Kenyan drivers in the Uganda Pearl Rally that took place in the districts of Mukono and Bukwe over the weekend.

Patel, who was co-driven by long timer ally Tauseef Khan in a Ford Fiesta R5, finished ninth behind Kimathi, who finished eighth while being co-driven by Mwangi Kioni.