There was life in Mbale again as Motorsport returned to the Mt. Elgon City with the KCB National Rally Championship opening round of the eight calendar events.
The streets took a normal break of busy work for the residents and the city dwellers to catch their eyes not on tear-gas,experienced at the early month of the year but to the different cars they saw almost adecade ago.
The street where the ceremonial start was held attracted thousands of spectators excited not witness embalu festival but a motorrally function.
City political legislator Lydia Wanyoto was present to flag of the rally cars ahead the Friday battle. The streets were painted green and thanks to the Kenya Commercial Bank -Uganda that injected sh560m to this year’s National Rally championship.
The return of the rally to Mbale follows Omukuka appeal to the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda (FMU) last year to take the sport to Mbale and great thanks to son of the soil Joseph Mwangala who played a pivotal role after taking there the Autocross and FIM Central Africa Enduro Championship.
The rally has attracted 30 crews including Oscar Ntambi, Betika sponsored Duncan Mubiru, Mike Mukula jr, Legend Moses Lumala, Musa Ssegaabwe, International University of East Africa (IUEA) Hassan Alwi , UMOSPOC and Mukono district ambasador Samuel Bwete and defending Champion and Shell V-Power fueled driver Ronald Sebuguzi navigated by Anthony Mugambwa.
The two-day event on Friday and Saturday March 27-28 is sponsored by KCB Bank, Shell V-Power and organised by the Motorsport Promo Uganda Club.
