Kenya has sent over 300 bouquets of flowers to London , United Kingdom in a show of solidarity with a country that remains its prime floriculture grocery amid the Covid-19 pandemic . The commitment was fly by the internal toter Kenya Airways Friday night and received by Flamingo Limited UK . The bloom will be distributed to those in the frontline of combating the pandemic include doctors , nurses and regain affected role and care nursing home in a campaign dub Flowers For Hope .
The Flowers For Hope campaign is distributing flowers as a show of gratitude and living to the people at the frontline of combat the disease among them doctors and nurse .
The initiative stems from a committee set up by President Uhuru Kenyatta and chair by Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiangi that has work together the Kenya Private Sector Alliance , Kenya Association of Manufacturers , Kenya Airways and the Kenya Flower Council . KEPSA members including Elgon Kenya Limited , Flamingo Flowers Limited and others are also in the committee .
The team request the Head of State to write the good will subject matter on the peak sleeves . The subject matter reads : There have been a few moments in history when the creation has faced a crisis as far - reaching and consequential as this . It is on the dot at moment such as this that we must exhibit our humankind , persistency and hope . Whatever the adversity , no matter the foe , we shall rejoice together . We stand united . Tuko Pamoja . From Kenya with love – H atomic number 99 Uhuru Kenyatta .
The flower sleeve contain a goodwill message from President Uhuru Kenyatta .
“ Our phallus , the Kenya Flower Council , has done this to show empathy and this sends a solid substance of partnership at a time when many countries are facing difficulty . It is part of our campaign dub ‘ flower of Hope ’ informed by the realities make for forth by how the COVID-19 pandemic is touch on earth economy , ” said KEPSA Chief Executive Officer Carol Karuga .
As the world grapples with the novel virus , the campaign to deal blossom is inform by the motive to celebrate and support those actively knotty and move by the contagion while help oneself in save thousands of jobs in Kenya ’s flower farms that are on the line as sales of cut flowers in overseas markets plummet to phonograph record lows . The Kenya Flower Council say the dip in sale is now below 35 per cent of what would currently be expected . This , following Europe and UK local sale in florists that have decline to almost zero as customer spending duty period to essential foodstuffs . Yet even with these depressed sales flower growers have to still take care of flowers otherwise the flora deteriorate and will not redeem flowers in the future . Security must also be maintained to protect the farm infrastructure and people . Labour is still required to perform these job , so that once the pandemic notch , production and sales can return to expected level . These on-going operable costs exceed by a cleared margin the revenue from concentrate sale .
“ Now more than ever we should remain united and resilient . Flowers are curative , and are a great way of express our appreciation to the knightly men and charwoman function round the clock to take forethought of the sick . With this hunting expedition we want to send a subject matter of promise and solidarity to Kenya and the global community even as we work to ensure our brothers and sisters in the flower industry do not lose their job during these trying metre and our extremely acclaimed flower sphere continue afloat , ” said Bimal Kantaria the Managing Director of Elgon Kenya . The company has donated flower sleeves used in the drive .
The Flowers for Hope opening has already hand out thousands of roses to doctors , nurses and the sick in Kenyatta National Hospital , Mbagathi , Pumwani Maternity , Mama Lucy Hospital and Spinal Injury Hospital .
