Safari Rally revs up WRC status dream

President Uhuru Kenyatta enters a rally car driven by Ian Dancun during the KCB Safari Rally flagging off ceremony at KICC Nairobi, on 21-09-2014 [Courtesy]

Mark the dates, July 5 – July 7, 2019. Cancel everything initially planned and block these days out. Pencil in the venue — Naivasha the breath-taking floor of the Great Rift Valley — the arena for the Safari Rally World Rally Championship Candidate event.

This year’s contest will be Kenya’s premier audition in her bid to regain the World Rally Championship status.