In the beginning of the year, President Uhuru Kenyatta spearheaded an intensive campaign for the return of the Safari Rally in Kenya. A calendar was created and the event plans had commenced but the minister of sports in Kenya, Amina Mohammed came out with an announcement that saw Safari Rally fans disappointed.
The Kenyan Safari Rally will have to wait another year before it makes a return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar after this year’s edition was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The pronouncement has considered the effect of the coronavirus disease on global economies, cross-border travel, mass global engagements among other health-necessitated restrictions vis-a-vis Kenya and associated partners’ commitment to host a successful and monumental event after an 18-year break,” the statement read in part.
“We will continue to prepare for the event as groundworks are already in top-gear and look forward to welcoming rally professionals, teams and enthusiasts to Kenya when the event is re-convened next year,” Mohamed said.
The event had gone through and was to return with the 8th leg of the 14 on July 16th and 19th after a mid season break. The statement released went on to detail that the event will return some time next year but the exact date of the return has not been issued.
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