Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd donates to the poor after Floods

Mr Jayesh Saini in May contributed blankets to poor families whose lives had been ravaged by massive rainfall and floods that washed away all their belongings

According to records at the Kenya Red Cross, more than 6,800 families have been left homeless after their homes were submerged over recent days.

Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha Mohammed admitted that severe flooding has also caused death and devastation in parts of the capital Nairobi.

“When torrential rains drenched Nairobi, left behind a trail of destruction in Nairobi West, South C, and Dam estate. Other worst affected areas include Blue Sky estate, Five Star estate, Mukuru Kayaba and Kibra slums where roads were temporarily rendered impassable,” Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha Mohammed said during an interview with a local media house.

However, Bliss GVS Healthcare Limited founder and senior director Jayesh Saini who is a leading integrated healthcare network in Kenya came to the rescue of those affected by floods.

Mr Jayesh Saini in May contributed blankets to poor families whose lives had been ravaged by massive rainfall and floods that washed away all their belongings

Dr. Asha Mohammed said the flooding has completely destroyed over 400 homes and damaged many more. Vehicles were submerged, streets swamped and communities were marooned. Four people died in the flooding in Kibera on the evening of 13 May.

Mr. Saini’s owned medical facilities have also come in handy and helped treat those who sustained injuries while trying to salvage their assets from floods

In 2017, Mr Saini and his wife Dr Shalya added inpatient care by setting up two hospitals under LifeCare Hospitals Ltd. Jayesh Saini is currently setting up another 6 facilities geographically spread in Kenya bringing total bed capacity to 2000.

Jayesh also owns DINLAS Pharma EPZ Limited, a 30-million dollar pharmaceutical firm focusing mainly on Africa market for drug supply.

Severe flooding has affected wide areas of Kenya since the start of the “Long Rains” season in early April 2021. By 23 April, over 25,000 people had been didaplced according to the Red Cross. Further heavy rainfall from 08 May has worsened the situation, with flooding reported in Kakamega, Turkana, Homa Bay, Baringo, Busia, Siaya and Kisumu counties.

On 23 April the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported flooding in Tana River, Busia, Kisumu, Garissa and Marsabit Counties. IFRC reported 2 fatalities and 25,958 people (4,493 households) displaced. Wide areas of crops were damaged in the Tana River basin.

Further heavy rain from around 08 May has caused flooding in at least 7 counties. On 10 May, KRC said heavy rain over the weekend caused flooding in Homa Bay and Baringo counties.

During a visit to flood-hit areas of Budalangi in Busia County, Eugene Wamalwa, then Minister of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands said that, this year’s floods are the worst we have had in years.

He said the government issued warnings in April of the impending floods and urged Kenyans living in flood and landslide prone areas to move to safer ground. But since then several counties have been affected with 164 lives lost and thousands displaced, with Budalangi among the worst affected.

The minister urged residents to move to higher ground and allow the construction of proposed dams and dykes by the government as a long term solution to the floods.