The return of the Safari Rally to the high-profile FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) after a 17-year absence was one of the sporting highlights of 2019 in the world with President Uhuru Kenyatta playing a very crucial role both financially and in kind.
The Safari marked the rebirth of rallying in Africa and the news was delivered by President Kenyatta in a televised video link message from New York to Kenyans on September 27 at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) after the FIA World Motorsport Council approved WRC Promoter's calendar, which also brought in Japan and New Zealand while Australia, Corsica and Spain were dropped from the circuit.
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