Maxine Wahome won the World Rally Championship category 3.
Ms Wahome who was being navigated by Murage Waigwa, is the first woman to win the championship in 28 years, since Isolde Holdereid.
The 25 year old is drove a Ford Fiesta, came first in her category (Rally3); she was the third Kenyan driver, in the drivers from the country that competed overally.
She was also 16th overall of the 42 drivers who started on Thursday
Kenyans on Twitter shared messages of praise bringing her name ‘Maxine Wahome to a trending topic on the charts.
Maxine Wahome is the first woman behind the wheel to win an official World Rally Championship support category since Isolde Holdereid in the Group N Cup!
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