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President Ruto Flags Off Safari Rally Championships
President Ruto Wednesday flagged off this year’s World Safari Rally Championship in Naivasha, saying that the government will capitalize on it to broaden economic opportunities in the country.
Ruto said the event attracts more than 100,000 visitors, creating job opportunities worth Ksh.24.7 billion.
Besides employment creation, the event will boost the tourism and hospitality industry.
The President said the rally had given the country media publicity worth Ksh.8 billion and a total economic value of Ksh.63.3 billion.
“This will position Kenya as an iconic sporting nation, rallying powerhouse, and tourism destination,” he said Wednesday during the flagging off of the WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha, Nakuru County.
The event has attracted 34 crews from 20 countries.
Ruto also praised the WRC Safari Rally organizers for the 19 million tree-planting Greening Legacy program.
Ruto’s Bodyguards Involved in a Road Accident
At least two members of the Kenyan president’s security team were injured Wednesday evening after their car rolled over on a road in Naivasha Sub-county.
They were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The vehicle was part of the presidential motorcade returning to Nairobi after President Ruto had attended an event to flag off the WRC Safari Rally competition.
Ruto was not in the motorcade as he flew back to the capital by a Kenya Airforce helicopter.
It was unclear what caused the accident, but eyewitnesses told the media that the driver had been trying to negotiate a sharp bend.
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