First of its kind motorsport academy launched in Kenya
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua interacts with young riders during the launch of the first motorsport academy that will be based at the Kenya Academy of Sports, at Moi International Sports Centre (MISC), Kasarani on March 27, 2024.
The DP thanked Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and his two principal secretaries for steering the sports and culture docket in the right direction
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said Kenya is poised to produce top talent following the launch of the country’s first motorsport academy that will be based at the Kenya Academy of Sports, at Moi International Sports Centre (MISC), Kasarani.
“Today marks a milestone in our nation's sports history with the inauguration of the Talanta Motorsports Academy," Gachagua told invited guests, who included the FIA Vice President for Africa Rodrique Rocha of Mozambique, WRC Promoter senior director Peter Thul, 2019 world rally champion Ott Tanak, his 2003 counterpart Petter Solberg and his son Oliver Solberg, at MISC.
