×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Join Thousands of Readers
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Why rain is a driver's worst nightmare at the WRC 2026 Safari Rally

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Oliver Solberg from Sweden navigated by Elliot Edmondson during the 2026 WRC Safari rally Kenya in Naivasha on March 13, 2026. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The 2026 Safari Rally is once again proving why the Kenyan leg is the most challenging yet most exciting race in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). 

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Kakamega School's Green Commandos reclaim the KSSSA throne
By AFP 5 hrs ago
Sports
Salah completes move to Turkey's Trabzonspor
Football
Gor Mahia land former champions Pyramids in CAF Champions League qualifiers
Football
Tusker to face Sudan's Al Ahli Madani in CAF Confederation Cup qualifiers