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Government set to honour Safari legends

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WRC Safari Rally CEO Phineas Kimathi shakes hands with KCB Bank CEO Paul Russo (right) as Sports CS Ababu Namwamba (third left) flanked by Safari Rally drivers and other officials look on during the announcement of KCB as the official sponsor for 2023 WRC Safari Rally in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The government is set to honour Safari Rally legends, both alive and dead, who have contributed to the growth and development of the iconic motorsports event in the country.

The recognition will be done on June 10 in Nairobi to appreciate the efforts the speedsters did to preserve Safari Rally which has remained a part of Kenya's heritage since its first coronation in 1953.

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