Safari Rally Kenya boasts a challenge like no other and this year might be one of the hardest. Competitors will be wary of thunderstorms and rains which are being forecasted from Thursday onwards. If that will be the case, the usually dry and dusty roads will be converted to mudbaths that will pose a challenge to the driving prowess of the competing drivers. The Safari Rally only returned to the country last year after a 19-year absence and a third of the competing stages this year will be different from what motor enthusiasts witnessed last year. The rally will begin on Thursday afternoon at the heart of the capital city in the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta who will have a gentle appetizer for what will follow at Kasarani.

The rally will then proceed to the two-at-a-time Super Special Kasarani 4.84km competitive stage. Kasarani is on the outskirts of Nairobi city. That mark the close of the show in Nairobi as the rally will the following day head to Naivasha. On Friday, the day will begin with a 29.32 km stretch in Soysambu followed by a blast over Elmenteita’s oft-use tracks in the Delamare Estate which will be a 15.08 km competitive stage. The competition will then proceed to Sleeping Warrior for a 31.04 km stretch. The aforementioned trio stages will then be repeated for a second time before the rally closes the business of the day.

Sunday will be the final day and will feature three competitive stages that will also be driven twice. The competitors will begin with Oserian for a 17.93 km race followed by Hell's Gate which will be a 10.53 km race before they finish with Narasha for a 13.30 km drive. The Hell's Gate stage will finish amid captivating scenery at Fishers Tower forming the Wolf Power Stage with bonus points for both drivers and manufacturers.