Umlawuli olawulayo we-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), uMnu. Moses Mapesa, uye wavakalisa izicwangciso zebhodi kule minyaka mibini izayo, kwaye, ngokwenza njalo, uye wabelana ngemvelaphi yakhe kweli candelo kunye nezicwangciso zakhe emva kokuthatha umhlalaphantsi. ukusuka kwindawo akuyo ngoku.
eTN: Xelela abafundi bethu kancinci ngemvelaphi yakho nangekhondo lakho ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.
UMoses Mapesa: Njengomntwana, ndandisoloko ndinomdla kwizinto zendalo ezifana namachibi, iintaba, izidalwa zasendle, izityalo njl. Kamva, ndaye ndakhetha ukufunda ezamahlathi eyunivesithi kwizifundo zam zesidanga sokuqala kunye nolawulo lokusingqongileyo nobutyebi bendalo kwinqanaba le-masters. Emva kwesidanga sam sokuqala, ndanikwa umsebenzi wophando kwindawo eyayisakuba yiUganda Institute of Ecology ndaza kamva ndaba ngumlindi kwiUganda National Parks. Ukusukela ngoko (ngo-1988) ndiye ndaphakama ndaza ndasebenza kwiipaki zelizwe ezahlukeneyo kunye namasebe kude kube namhlanje (2008) xa ndisebenza njengomphathi oyintloko we-Uganda Wildlife Authority.
eTN: Ngowuphi owona mceli mngeni mkhulu owakhe wajongana nawo ngethuba ukwi-UWA?
I-Mapesa: Owona mceli mngeni wam ibikukuqinisekisa ukuba indawo ye-Queen Elizabeth National Park ayichithwanga ukuze kuhlaliswe abalusi baseBasongora, abafake ibango kuyo. Kuthathe ixesha elide kakhulu iKomiti yabaPhathiswa ukuba yenze naziphi na iingcebiso. Kwanyanzeleka ukuba ndingenelele ndibanqande abalusi ukuba banganwenwi ngakumbi epakini kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo kwafuneka sisebenzise imipu kubo emva kokuba begibisele ngemikhonto kunye nabonzakala abagcini beepaki. Ngethamsanqa akukho mntu ubuleweyo. Kwabakho isikhalo esidlangalaleni emva kwezi ndibano zimbi kunye nokungabi nazigqibo kwicala lekomiti yabaPhathiswa. Kwafuneka ndikhusele izenzo zam kwaye ndithethelele ukuxhathisa kwam ukukhutshwa kwegazethi kuyo nayiphi na inxalenye yepaki ku-HE UMongameli weRiphabhlikhi yase-Uganda kwaye wavumelana nam. Ekugqibeleni sabasusa abalusi epakini ngoxolo kwaye sabafumana omnye umhlaba. Oku kwakuphakathi kuka-Matshi 2006 kunye no-Oktobha 2007. [Inikwe ingxelo kwizinto ezahlukeneyo zekholamu ze-ETN ngelo xesha]
eTN: Ngaba i-UWA isondela kwiinjongo zayo zokuzinza ngokwasemalini okwangoku? Ngaba wanelisekile ngamanani abatyeleli kwiindawo ezikhuselweyo?
IMapesa: I-UWA ngoku ixhasa ngemali ukuya kuthi ga kwi-65 yepesenti yohlahlo lwabiwo-mali oluqhubekayo. Sifuna iindwendwe ezininzi kwiindawo ezikhuselweyo ngoku ezikhuselekileyo nezikhuselekileyo.
eTN: amacandelo ecandelo lezokhenketho atyhola i-UWA malunga namagatya kwiminyinyiva ekhoyo (imimandla engabandakanyiyo) nangokutyikitya isivumelwano seNkuringo noluntu lwalapho. Sithini isimo sakho kolu hlaselo lwabantu abaninzi kwi-UWA?
IMapesa: Amagatya okukhutshelwa ngaphandle ngexesha lokutyikitywa kwemvumelwano emidala ayengenakuthintelwa. Amaxesha atshintshile kwaye ezi ziye zajongwa kwakhona. Kodwa kwangaxeshanye kufuneka sikhuthaze uphuhliso ngaphandle kweendawo ezikhuselweyo hayi ngaphakathi. Nditsho neziseko zolawulo ze-UWA ngoku zifuduselwa ngaphandle kweendawo ezikhuselweyo. Ngokomzekelo, uKumkanikazi uElizabeth, iMurchison Falls, iKidepo, iRwenzori, uL. Mburo, noKibale. Lo ngumkhwa kwihlabathi jikelele njengoko kufuneka umhlaba omninzi wolondolozo.
E-Nkuringo, uluntu ebelusebenzisane kakhulu naxa iigorila zichithe ngaphezu kwama-60 eepesenti zexesha lazo kumhlaba woluntu kufuneka zixhaswe ngokuqhubekayo. Abantu abaphakamisa inkcaso abakhange balahlekelwe yiyo nayiphi na ilahleko kwiigorila [sic: ngokungafaniyo noluntu lwaseNkuringo oluchaphazeleka ngokuthe ngqo] kwaye basuka nje benza njengabacandisi abangazingeliyo kodwa balinde izidumbu ezifileyo.
eTN: Yeyiphi eyona ngqwalasela iphambili ye-UWA kule minyaka mibini izayo?
I-Mapesa: Ugxininiso lwe-UWA kule minyaka mibini izayo iya kuba kukumanyanisa iinzuzo kukhuseleko kunye nokhuseleko lweepaki kunye noovimba, ukuphucula ubudlelwane boluntu kunye nokwandisa iinzuzo kunye nokuzama ukuzixhasa ngezimali ngokulawula inkcitho kunye nokwandisa ingeniso ngokwakha ubudlelwane boshishino.
eTN: Kukho intetho ethi iBhanki yeHlabathi icinga ukongeza esinye isigaba seprojekthi yePAMSU ukukhulisa ngakumbi ukuxhotyiswa ngezakhono kunye nophuhliso lweziseko ezingundoqo. Ufunda ntoni koku kwaye yeyiphi indima edlalwa ngamaqabane ophuhliso kunye nabaxhasi kwi-UWA?
Mapesa: Ayikokuthetha nje; siye saxoxa ngenkxaso eyongezelelekileyo neBhanki yeHlabathi ukuqinisekisa ukuba sidibanisa iinzuzo ezenziwe kule minyaka isibhozo idlulileyo. Kufuneka sigqibezele ii-ofisi zabasebenzi kunye neendawo zokuhlala kwaye sifuna iziseko zokhenketho ezifana neendlela, iindawo zeenqwelo-moya kunye neehotele. Nje ukuba kwenziwe oku siya kube silugxininise ulondolozo lwendalo lwase-Uganda kunye nokhenketho ukuze sibe yinkokeli ngokuqinileyo kulo mmandla.
eTN: I-UWA phantsi kobunkokheli bakho ibingenamanyundululu eluntwini. Uwugcine njani umbutho ukwimeko ethe tye kwaye emxinwa?
Mapesa: Ewe, siye saseka imigaqo-nkqubo kunye neenkqubo ezikhokela izenzo zethu. Ndiyakholelwa ekwabelaneni ngolwazi kwangexesha, elubala kunye neengxoxo. Ndiyabahlonipha abaphathi bam kodwa ndibacebise. Ndibaqaphela abasebenzi bam njengenxalenye yamaqabane eqela lam, ndingukapteni kuphela hayi umphathi. Ndibonisana ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Ndithetha ingqondo yam kwaye ndamkele ukugxekwa okwakhayo.
eTN: Iindwendwe eziza kwiindawo ezikhuselekileyo?
I-Mapesa: I-UWA inomkhosi wabalindi owomeleleyo, oqeqeshiweyo noxhotyisiweyo. Sinothungelwano lonxibelelwano lukanomathotholo oluthembekileyo nolusebenzayo; sineemoto zokugada, izikhephe zokujikeleza kunye neenqwelomoya ezi-2 zokucupha. Sisebenzisana nezinye ii-arhente zokhuseleko, ingakumbi amapolisa. Sifundile kwiimpazamo zangaphambili. Ngokuqinisekileyo iipaki zikhuselekile kwaye zikhuselekile. Kwaye sinako ukuphendula kuyo nayiphi na imeko kaxakeka ngexesha lerekhodi. Okubaluleke kakhulu kukuba abatyeleli ZIHAYILE imiyalelo yabasebenzi bethu.
eTN: Ingaba intsebenziswano namazwe angabamelwane malunga nokugqithisela kwemida ekwabelwana ngayo kwindalo esingqongileyo izala naziphi na iziqhamo, njengokufuduka kwabakhenkethi besuka eUganda besiya kwicala laseKenya kwiNtaba ye-Elgon, okanye besuka eMgahinga National Park ukuya kwicala laseRwanda xa belandela iigorila? Kukangaphi udibana ngokusesikweni noogxa bakho ukuze nixoxe ngemingeni efanayo kwaye nifumane izisombululo ezingqinelanayo?
IMapesa: Amakhonkco ethu angaphaya kwemida ayasebenza. Siye sabakhenkethi benyuka iNtaba ye-Elgon macala omabini ukuya kwelinye icala. Sinendlela esebenzayo yokulandelela iigorila naxa ziwela ibhodi kwaye sabelane ngengeniso.
Sidibana [oogxa bethu abavela kumazwe angabamelwane] rhoqo ngekota. Kwinqanaba lendawo unxibelelwano lunokubakho yonke imihla. Amathemba aqaqambe ngakumbi.
I-eTN: I-UWA isandula ukugunyazisa ukuthatha indawo yolondolozo lwezilwanyana zasendle ngumtyali-mali wabucala ukuze alawule. Ngaba kukho ezo PPP ezininzi ezisendleleni kwaye ukuba ewe, kweziphi iindawo?
I-Mapesa: Ngokwenyani zonke iindawo ezifanelekileyo zolawulo lwentsebenziswano noluntu lwabucala zonke zinikezelwe. Kabwoya, Katonga, Pian Upe, Matheniko, Ajai kunye neEast Madi Wildlife Reserves. Ukongeza ooRhulumente beeNgingqi kwiindawo eziseMbindi Uganda, eKalangala naseNyakatho sele beqhagamshelane ne-UWA malunga nokulawulwa kwezilwanyana zasendle ngaphandle kweendawo ezikhuselweyo ngokubambisana necandelo labucala. La malungiselelo kufuneka onge iindleko zoluntu (kuquka izinambuzane ezitshabalalisayo kunye nolawulo lwezilwanyana eziyingxaki) ngelixa kunyuswa ukwenziwa kwengeniso kunye neenzuzo zoluntu. .
eTN: Ukuzingela kusathintelwa ngokubanzi eUganda, zeziphi izifundo enokuzifumana u-UWA kwiprojekthi yokulinga yokuzingela ngaphandle kweLake Mburo National Park, kwaye ungathini xa ubuzwa namhlanje ukuba kufuneka kuphinde kuvunyelwe ukuzingela kwakhona?
I-Mapesa: Ukuzingela kwezemidlalo ngoku kuvumelekile ngokusekelwe kwizifundo ezifunyenwe kwiprojekthi yokulinga ejikeleze i-L. Mburo. Ngokuqinisekileyo, indlela yokulawula ibaluleke kakhulu kwaye siyibeka endaweni sele ikhona.
eTN: Zithini izicwangciso zakho ngobomi emva kwe-UWA, ingaba uzakungena kumashishini abucala, uhlale kwicandelo likarhulumente okanye ube ngumcebisi ngezilwanyana zasendle ngalo lonke ulwazi olufumeneyo?
I-Mapesa: Emva kwe-UWA ndiza kungena ebufundisini, ndingathanda ukwabelana ngolwazi namava am nesizukulwana esitsha kungoko ndingathanda ukuya kufundisa kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo, ekholejini okanye eyunivesithi okanye zonke ezi zinto zingasentla. Sele ndenze izicwangciso zokwenza izifundo zam zePhD kungekudala, kwaye ndizimisele ukuthatha umhlala-phantsi e-UWA kwakamsinyane. Ngokuqinisekileyo ndiza kwenza udliwano-ndlebe oluthile, oluthi nangoku ndilwenza ngeKomishoni yeHlabathi yeeNdawo eziKhuselweyo apho ndililungu nethe kutsha nje [Oct 4, 2008] indiwonge ngembasa ebalaseleyo kaFred Packard Conservation. Kodwa asenokubakho amanye amathuba, endiya kuwaqwalasela ngelo xesha. Ndibandakanyeka kumsebenzi wentlalontle yoluntu kwisithili sam kwaye ndiya kuqhubeka nalo.
