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Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has formalized its support for rally drivers Azeli Ishmael, Andrew Muiruri, and Rwandan driver Queen Kalimpinya ahead of the 2026 WRC Safari Rally set for March12-15, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n The initiative underscores the Company\u2019s commitment to nurturing regional motorsport talent and strengthening Kenya\u2019s competitive presence on the global rally stage.<\/p>\n\n \u2018\u2019Supporting local drivers is not symbolic, it is strategic. We are investing in Kenyan talent and reinforcing our country\u2019s competitive presence on the world stage. Additionally, KenGen is supporting Queen Kalimpinya from Rwanda. This partnership aligns with the Company\u2019s business diversification agenda, particularly in advancing geothermal development and strengthening strategic presence across the African continent\u2019\u2019,remarked KENGEN Managing Director and \u00a0CEO Eng.Peter Njenga.<\/p>\n While noting that the World Rally Championship was an event for Kenya to showcase its tourism, it also counted as an opportunity to for the country to exhibit its picturesque beauty.<\/p>\n\n \u2018\u2019To us at KenGen, the WRC Safari Rally is more than a race, it is a playground where we showcase Kenya\u2019s innovation, resilience and extraordinary natural beauty. Today, we have deepened our commitment to this iconic event by partnering across the entire value chain: from drivers and world-class hospitality to media and immersive tourism\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n\n Kengen\u2019s partnership is also spread across several aspects including green energy,luxury hospitality, adventure tourism, and multimedia amplification.<\/p>\n \u2018\u2019As Africa\u2019s leading renewable energy company, we see the Safari Rally as a powerful stage to demonstrate that sustainable power can drive not only industries, but sport, enterprise and national pride.<\/p>\n\n Eighteen Kenyan drivers will be among the 46 crews that will compete at the WRC Safari Rally Kenya, which will also serve as the first round of the Kenya National Rally Championship.<\/p>\n Toyota Gazoo\u2019s Elfyn Evans will be seeking to extend Toyota\u2019s stranglehold of Safari Rally with the Welshman set to defend his title.<\/p>\n The post Kengen boosts drivers ahead of 2026 WRC Safari Rally<\/a> appeared first on KBC Digital<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has formalized its support for rally drivers Azeli Ishmael, Andrew Muiruri, and Rwandan driver Queen Kalimpinya ahead of the 2026 WRC Safari Rally set for March12-15, 2026. The initiative underscores the Company\u2019s commitment to nurturing regional motorsport talent and strengthening Kenya\u2019s competitive presence on the global rally stage. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}