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Safari Rally: Local drivers’ preps hit by cash crunch

Hamza Anwar

Kenyan rally driver Hamza Anwar, navigated by Kenya-born American Alex Kihurani, compete in the Rally Estonia in Tartu on July 21, 2023.


Photo credit: Pool |

By  Abdul Sidi

Contributor

What you need to know:

  • Hamza Anwar is appealing for support from the government to help him compete in the Safari Rally
  • Only five Kenyan crews are registered under the FIA R2 cars
  • Former Safari Rally winner Carl Tundo headlines the local list in a Ford Fiesta

Cash-strapped local drivers are struggling to prepare for the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally on March 28-31 in Naivasha.

Hamza Anwar, who started rallying in 2018 at the wheels of Datsun 1600sss in a Classic Rally, is appealing for support from the government to help him compete in the Safari Rally.

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