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WRC 2025 expanded 14 race calendar will feature Safari Rally on March 20-23, 2025

Samson NderiAugust 20, 2024

The 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) is set for an exciting season with a revamped 14 race calendar. It will feature new races in Spain, Paraguay, and Saudi ...

Kalle Rovanpera wins the 2024 WRC Safari Rally followed by Katsuta Takamoto & Adrien Fourmaux

Samson NderiApril 1, 2024

Kalle Rovanpera has won the 2024 WRC Safari Rally after a near perfect run the competition that saw many of his rivals have mechanical issues. He was followed b...

Kenya Airways is the official airline sponsor for the WRC Safari Rally 2024

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Kenya Airways has announced the renewal of its partnership with WRC Safari rally as its official airline sponsor for the event. The WRC Safari Rally 2024, wh...

Safaricom invests Ksh. 36M in the Safari Rally 2024

Grace MathekaMarch 26, 2024

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 36 million sponsorship to support the 2024 WRC Safari Rally slated for March 28- 31 in Naivasha over the Easter holiday. The c...

WRC Safari Rally 2024 itinerary: March 27 – 31

Samson NderiJanuary 13, 2024

The Safari Rally has been confirmed as the third round of the 2024 World Rally Championship (WRC) and reverts to its original Easter holidays weekend date for t...

Salvador Caetano hosts VIP Safari Rally viewing party for the second year in a row

Samson NderiJune 26, 2023

For the second year in a row, Salvador Caetano treated its partners and customers to a VIP Safari Rally viewing party where we got to cheer for the Hyundai Moto...

Safaricom’s M-PESA invests Ksh. 25M in the 2023 WRC Safari Rally

Samson NderiJune 16, 2023

Safaricom’s mobile money service, M-PESA, has announced a Ksh. 25 million sponsorship for the 2023 WRC Safari Rally scheduled for 22nd to 25th June in Naivasha,...

KCB announces a Ksh. 150 sponsorship for the WRC Safari Rally

Staff WriterMay 19, 2023

KCB Bank has announced a Ksh. 150 Million sponsorship for the 2023 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally. The Bank will be the Official Financial Par...

Caetano Kenya hosts Safari Rally viewing event for its loyal customers

Samson NderiJune 28, 2022

If you love motorsports then the Safari Rally has to be the icing on the cake. This is why this year I had promised myself that I was not going to miss out on t...

Kenya begins course preparations ahead of the 2022 WRC Safari Rally

Grace MathekaAugust 26, 2021

Kenya has begun preparations for the 2022 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally, roughly two months after this year's race in Naivasha in June. The ann...

Canon had set up professional services at the WRC Safari Rally to support photojournalists

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

Late last month, Canon EMEA extended its support to the World Rally Championship Safari Rally 2021 by rendering Canon Professional Services (CPS) at the event. ...

Safari Rally winner Sebastien Ogier donates Ksh. 2.5 million towards education & wildlife conservation in Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 14, 2021

The 2021 WRC Kenya Safari Rally winner Sebastien Ogier has donated Ksh. 2.5 million to the Nakuru Children's Project and the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Both chariti...

WRC Safari Rally to plant over 19 million trees as part of efforts to revitalize the environment

Samson NderiJuly 9, 2021

When it was announced that the WRC Safari Rally was finally coming back to our shores after a 19 year absence, Kenyans myself included were elated. This is what...

Safari Rally drivers urged to adopt wildlife in a bid to aid in conservation

Grace MathekaJuly 8, 2021

The Government through the Wildlife Research and Training Institute has encouraged World Rally Championship (WRC) drivers to adopt wild animals. This is with a...

Sebastian Ogier is the winner of the WRC Kenya Safari Rally 2021

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta awarded Sebastian Ogier, the 2020 World Rally Championship winner and his navigator Julien Ingrassia in Naivasha. The seven-time world ...

Team Kenya shines at the 2021 WRC Kenya Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

Kenyan youngsters Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar and McRae Kimathi put on an impressive performance at the just concluded WRC Safari Rally. Their performance highli...

KCAA Releases 20 helicopters & Air traffic control service procedures for WRC Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 25, 2021

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has released procedures to control air traffic during the WRC Safari Rally taking place this weekend in Naivasha. This...

Team Kenya express readiness for the WRC Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 25, 2021

Kenyan drivers Carl Flash Tundo, Hamza Anwar, Jeremy Wahome and McRae Kimathi have said that they are confident ahead of the WRC Safari Rally. The competition w...

Zero cars in the Safari Rally; what you need to know

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

With the much awaited 2021 WRC Safari Rally commencing, a lot of people are excited about witnessing the race, yet many do not know the rules. You have probably...

Safaricom partners with Minti Motorsports to sponsor Carl Tundo’s quest for Safari Rally win

Grace MathekaJune 22, 2021

Safaricom has announced its partnership with Equator African Rally Championship (ARC) winner, Carl Flash Tundo during this week’s World Rally Championship (WRC)...

Safaricom announces a Ksh. 17.5 million sponsorship deal for the WRC Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 16, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 17.5 million sponsorship for the WRC Safari Rally. The sponsorship comes following the event's return to the World Rally Champion...

Young drivers meet Red Bull’s Sebastian Ogier ahead of the WRC Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 10, 2021

Redbull has unveiled its set of 8 drivers to compete in the upcoming FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar after a 19-year absence. The championship is sl...

Safari Rally Greening legacy project leads tree-planting exercise in Kakamega & Kisumu counties

Grace MathekaJune 4, 2021

The WRC Safari Rally Kenya Greening legacy project saw up to 10,500 trees planted in Kakamega and Kisumu counties on 2nd-3rd June 2021. Sports CS Amb. Dr. Amina...

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63rd KCB Safari Rally to take place on Easter weekend

Nyambura NgugiMarch 18, 2015

James Asiko (right), Director Logistics KCB presents a Shs 45 million sponsorship cheque for this yearâ€™s KCB Safari Rally to J.S Vohra (second right), the Ch...

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Safaricom to sponsor Rallycross event to the tune of Ksh. 3 Million

Staff WriterJuly 8, 2022

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 3 Million sponsorship deal for the inaugural rallycross competition scheduled for this weekend at the newly launched racing track...

Safaricom successfully conducts trials for its smart vehicle tracking system at the EA Classic Rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

Safaricom has announced the successful pilot of its IoT (Internet of Things) powered smart vehicle tracking system. By installing smart sensors in two rally veh...

Safaricom set to pilot a smart vehicle tracking system at the East African Safari Classic rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

Safaricom has announced the installation of their smart vehicle tracking system onboard Raaji Bharij and his navigator Tauseef Khan's Ford racer in the upcoming...

Safaricom announces its sponsorship for the East African Safari Classic Rally to the tune of Ksh. 6 Million

Grace MathekaFebruary 2, 2022

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 6 million sponsorship for the 10th edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally through its MPESA platform. The rally will of...

Victoria Commercial Bank to sponsor the East African Safari Classic Rally to the tune of Ksh. 10 Million

Grace MathekaJanuary 14, 2022

The East African Safari Classic Rally beginning 10th February has received a major investment boost from Victoria Commercial Bank. The bank has committed Ksh. 1...

East African Safari Classic mini Rally kicks off at the Waterfront Karen

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Various teams from Kenya, USA, Bulgaria, UK, Zimbabwe, Oman and South Africa are competing for the ultimate prize in the mini East African Safari Classic Rally ...

Safaricom sponsors Maxine Wahome to the tune of Ksh. 1 million as she takes part in the Kenya Rally Championship in Voi

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 1 Million sponsorship for rally driver Maxine Wahome ahead of this weekend’s Kenya National Rally Championship rally in Voi. M...

Safaricom to sponsor the East African Safari Classic Rally to the tune of Ksh. 13 Million

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced that they will sponsor the ninth edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally under its M-PESA Global brand to the tune of Ksh. 13 M...

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Rally driver Nikhil Sachania acquires new Ford Fiesta in KCB boost

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2024

Nikhil Sachania has acquired a brand new Ford Fiesta Rally 3 Car, four months after he crashed his Mitsubishi Evo X during the 2024 WRC Safari Rally. The driver...

Karan Patel to represent KCB this weekend at the Africa Rally Championship in Uganda

Grace MathekaMay 8, 2024

Karan Patel is making a return to Uganda for the first leg of the Africa Rally Championship (ARC) this weekend as he intends to reclaim his continental title. T...

Ebwali Boys & Brenda Girls win in the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Western finals

Samson NderiAugust 28, 2023

Ebwali Boys from Vihiga and Brenda Girls from Bungoma are the 2023 champions of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Western region. Ebwali Boys beat Bungoma’s Compel S...

Kenya’s McRae Kimathi, Hamza Anwar, Jeremiah Wahome & Maxine Wahome to take part in Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally.

Samson NderiSeptember 22, 2022

Kenyan rally drivers, McRae Kimathi, Hamza Anwar, Jeremiah Wahome and Maxine Wahome will take part in this weekend’s Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally. The 4 dri...

Jecinta Njeri, a deaf girl who overcame the odds to become a winner at the Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiJuly 20, 2022

As it is often said, disability is not inability and many a time this has been proven when those who are differently abled are able to excel in spaces where the...

How the Junior Golf Foundation & Safaricom are enabling Nelson Okoth’s dream of becoming a professional golfer

Samson NderiMay 11, 2022

It is now about four months since the Safaricom Golf Tour kicked off and during this time, I have had the pleasure of meeting people from different backgrounds ...

A chat with Paul Muchangi on his golf journey and the impact of Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2022

When one thinks of golf, most often than not, what comes to mind is that it is an expensive sport that is only open to the well to do. However, that is not alwa...

KBL commits to more involvement in Kenyan motorsport after the East African Classic Rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), through its beer brand White Cap Lager, has expresses optimism towards greater involvement in Kenyan motorsport. This is through ...

KBL confirmed as the 2022 Kenya National Rally Championship official sponsors

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its beer brand White Cap Lager has been confirmed as the official responsible drinking partner for the 2022 season of the ...

Safaricom launches Golf Tour in a bid to nurture talent among young golfers across the country

Grace MathekaJanuary 23, 2022

In Kenya, golf has for the longest time been viewed as an elite sport for the chosen few. This has led to a low uptake of the game more so among young people be...