Kenyan rally driver Tejveer Rai is in a stable condition as he continues recuperating after sustaining a spinal injury in a crash at the Kedong Stage on Day Two of the WRC Safari Rally five months ago.

Menengai Oil Refineries Limited executive assistant Simson Osiemo made the revelation on Monday when the company donated wheelchairs and other goods to the Nakuru Level Five Hospital physiotherapy department.

Osiemo said that the charity was inspired by Rai, popularly known as Tej, who is still in Germany for specialised treatment.

He, however, declined to comment fully on the status of Tej, saying: “Let us allow him time to recuperate.”

Osiemo said the comapny had partnered with Nakuru county government to improve patient care by ensuring those in the physiotherapy ward get the best possible attention.

He added that they are in discussions with the hospital management to find a more sustainable partnership framework that will benefit the patients in their care.

“We engage in very many charity works and this is not the first one. There are more things that we are working on and partnering to improve the lives of our people,” said Osiemo.

While receiving the donations, Nakuru health executive, Dr Kariuki Gichuki, expressed gratitude to the company for the kind gesture. “A society is judged on how it treats its lowest,” said Dr Guchuki. 

Nakuru Level Five Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Aisha Maina said that the physiotherapy department attends to an average of 1700 patients monthly out of which 15 percent are children.

She noted that this poses a great need for support especially for improved care of the paralysed patients or those that need mobility aid equipment.

“This is a move in the right direction and we expect more people will emulate this gesture,” she said.