Kenya is hosting the World Rally Championship for the first time since 2002 .The global sport was officially flagged off on Thursay by President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi.
The Safari rally event traditionally used to come around Easter holiday celebrations. It was scheduled to return last year but failed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kenya Safari Rally is the sixth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship and has attracted 58 entrants from across the globe.
According to the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage ,the event has converged more than 825 million viewers and online games participants on Safari play station and television station. Organisers of the event also said that aleast 10,000 people from all over the world are expected to attend.
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