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FIA boss Todt meets Uhuru, to inspect Service Park

President Uhuru Kenyatta with (from left) WRC Safari Rally CEO Phineas Kimathi, International Automobile Federation (FIA) President Jean Todt, FIA Vice-President Surinder Thatthi, WRC Safari Rally Chief Security Officer Julius Kabiru and Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed when the FIA President and WRC Safari Rally delegation paid a courtesy call at State House Nairobi on November 25, 2020.

Photo credit: Pool | PSCU

What you need to know:

  • The two leaders discussed several other programmes of mutual interest between FIA including the ongoing digitization of vehicle number plates so as to enhance enforcement of road safety measures.
  • Also discussed was the partnership between FIA and the Kenyan private sector in the manufacture of certified motorsport gear such as helmets.

Visiting International Motorsport Federation (FIA) President Jean Todt visits the WRC Service Park in Naivasha Thursday after successful discussions with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi Wednesday with the talks touching on the rally’s legacy programme and road safety.

During Wednesday’s morning meeting at State House, Nairobi, the FIA President announced his organisation’s support for Kenya's road safety and climate change adaptation programmes ahead of the Safari Rally’s return to the World Rally Championships (WRC) fold next June.