More than 300 car hire vehicles that were procured for the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally are undergoing inspection by the Automobile Association of Kenya (AA) experts at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
This is meant to ensure the safety of officers who will preside over the WRC event scheduled for June 23-27.
The vehicles include top-of-the range limousines for VVIP dignitaries from abroad such as the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) President Jean Todt and his guests.
Safety marshals have been assigned off road Land Cruisers while officials will be chauffeured in all-terrain Prados, said WRC head of transport Patrick Opembe.
One of the AA inspectors revealed that they were checking the vehicle's roadworthiness and will pay attention to the car braking system, tyre threads, headlights, wipers and high mileage.
The exercise is staged in line with the FIA requirements.
The inspectors have not encountered any challenges yet as they conducted the inspections .The team has already mapped the entire route where they will deploy all individual teams and the media.
The AA is recognised by the FIA to handle mobility matters, giving safety priority. The AA had in 1947 created a Competition Committee within its arm to manage motorsport.
This continued until 2001 when it advised the motorsport fraternity to start its own organisation for it to concentrate in its core business of serving the general motoring members.