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Internet Erupts with Hilarious Memes As Safari Rally Gets Underway in Naivasha

By Kevin Koech

Posted on 24 June 2022

The 2022 Word Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally is underway in Naivasha and it will be held between June 24 – 27.

President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off the championships on Thursday, June 23 from Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi.

Speaking moments before the official start of the race, the Head of State took pride in hosting the championships which is the second one under his administration.

“We take pride in hosting the WRC Safari Rally 2022 as it has inspired many generations and it is an event that unifies Kenya by coming together in participating in different ways,” Uhuru said.

Uhuru flagged off the first ten rally cars which included Kenyan teams comprising McRae Kimathi, Maxine Wahome, Jeremy Wahome and Hamza Anwar.

They also included the French stars Sebastian Ogier and Sebastien Loeb who are gracing the race for the second time.

Presideny Uhuru Kenyatta flagging off the 2022 Word Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally at KICC, Nairobi PHOTO/STATEHOUSE

At the same time, the race has seen an upsurge of visitors and commercial sex workers in Naivasha leading to an acute shortage of condoms, The Star reported.

Stanley Ngara popularly known as the King of Condoms said freely distributed government condoms have run out.

“We have managed to buy and distribute to our lovely Kenyans. The demand is very high as we are talking. The sex workers are busy

“Most of the businesses are now working 24 hours. I have spoken to a hotel businessman and he says his sales for condoms are very high,” Ngara said.

On the other hand, Kenyans on Twitter have been sharing hilarious memes as the infamous rally event gets underway.

Check out the reactions below.