Naema Celestine 
LENNICK WANYONYI
During the unveiling of the new secretariat for the World Rally Championship, cabinet secretary for Sports, Ababu Namwamba gave a glimpse of upcoming young drivers in the racing world in Kenya, a better ground to train as a racing school will be launched during the shakedown in Loldia at Nyayo stadium which will be graced with top racers globally.
Charles Gacheru has been appointed as the new chief executive for the WRC safari rally in Kenya. Gacheru is known for a nearly two-decade tenure as a director of IMG Kenya, a leading sports agency, and was also designated as the Secretary to the Oversight Team, with Namwamba himself serving as the Chairperson.
The team’s composition includes Sports Principal Secretary Peter Tum as Vice-Chair, members from the PS State Department of Tourism, the Kenya Motor Sports Federation, executives from KCB Group, and other notable personalities.
With a shocking message to rally enthusiasts as Toyota fields 3 cars for the Easter championship excluding 8th-time champion Sebastian Ogier who has played a crucial role in the company’s dominance since reappearing in the WRC safari rally in 2021.
There are lots of questions regarding the company’s move if it’s bold living out Ogier due to the Kenyan challenging landscape that the champion has mastered to maneuver behind the wheels
