Uhambo olubulalayo: Abamasango ababhinqileyo kwiNtaba iKilimanjaro bajongana nokuxhatshazwa ngokwesondo

Elinde ithuba lakhe lokungena eSangweni laseMweka, uSuzie kuphela komfazi phakathi kweshumi elinesibini labaphathi besango, abanyusa intaba iKilimanjaro ngomvuzo.

USuzie uziva elilolo kwaye enxunguphele, njengoko ecinga ngohambo lweentsuku ezintandathu olubulalayo oluya kwincopho yentaba ezimeleyo kunye nomthwalo we-20-kg kubakhenkethi emagxeni akhe.

Ngesiquphe ubundlobongela athe wangena kubo amaxesha ngamaxesha xa esiya eluphahleni lwaseAfrika kubhalwe ebusweni bakhe.

Okulusizi kukuba, akukho mntu unomdla wokumamela ukukhala kwakhe ethe cwaka, kungasathethwa ke ngokumhlangula kuzo zombini iintlungu zengqondo nezomzimba ahlala ehlangana nazo kwiingcango zeentente ezivaliweyo.

Kwaye ubuhlwempu bumshiya eneendlela ezimbalwa. Engqondweni yakhe, uSuzie ucinga ukuba angaba ngunongogo okanye umgcini-sango ukuze aziphilise kwaye akhusele abazali bakhe abasweleyo. Ukhetha kamva ukukhusela isidima sakhe.

USuzie ubamba ibhegi ye-20-kg egcwele izinto zexabiso zabakhenkethi kwaye unyuka intaba iKilimanjaro kunye nabo, abakhokeli babakhenkethi, abagadi bezithuthi nabanye abagcini-masango ukuze bafumane umvuzo ofanelekileyo.

Wayengazi ukuba ayizizo zonke izinto ezibengezela njengegolide. Ubuyele ekhaya ngovuyo xa ekhusele umsebenzi engenazo iziqinisekiso zemfundo kwi-2014.

USuzie uthi: “Uhambo lwam lokuqala ukuya kwincopho yeNtaba iKilimanjaro ndiphethe ibhegi eneekhilogram ezingama-20 emagxeni am kwakunzima,” xa ebalisa ngeenzingo zabasetyhini abambalwa abenza lo msebenzi uyindinisa.

Abalindisango bahamba iiyure ezintlanu ukuya kwezintandathu yonke imihla bephethe umthwalo onzima emagxeni, njengoko besilwa nemozulu embi kunye nokugula okuvela phezulu.

Kodwa uSuzie, ukongeza, ukumelana nenkanuko yabantu abathathu abaxhaphaza abantwana ngokwesondo kule ndlela, elowo ukhuphisana naye ubusuku ebhedini naye.

Umntu wokuqala ongenileyo yayingumkhokeli wabakhenkethi, umphathi wam osenyongweni. Emva koko kwafika umlindi, ekugqibeleni umphathi wesibhambathiso oyindoda, wathembisa ukumthanda, ”ukhumbula olo suku uSuzie, olungasuki engqondweni yakhe.

Ukwala zombini izithembiso zokulala nomphathi wakhe okanye umlindi, wayengenayo enye indlela ngaphandle kokuba abelane ngentente nabantu abangaphezu kweshumi elinesine besango, kuquka nalowo wayezama ukumlukuhla.

“Ndingalali ebusuku ndisoyika ukudlwengulwa liqela lamadoda. Ndalila ngaphakathi kuba ndandifana nomntu othinjiweyo phakathi kweentshaba, ”ukhumbula oko.

Ngethamsanqa, zange bamdlwengule, kodwa bahlekisa ngaye, njengoko babeqhubeka bembuza ukuba "kutheni ungafumani ndoda ezakukukhathalela?"

USuzie (ayilogama lakhe lokwenyani) lelinye kuphela lamantombazana aselula abeka ubomi bawo esichengeni kwimizamo yawo yokufumana iidola zaseMelika kubakhenkethi abanyuka iNtaba iKilimanjaro.

Abakhokeli babatyeleli abangenalusini, oonogada, kunye nabo bathwala njengabo babajonga njengexhoba labo, ebanyanzela ukuba babe "ngamakhoboka ezesondo."

“Ukunyuka intaba ngumsebenzi onobungozi kakhulu kuthi basetyhini abangabathwali besango; imeko-bume ingqongqo. Sihlala sibaleka ekuphatheni gadalala ngokwasemzimbeni nangokwesondo, kodwa ubomi abunanceba, ”ucacisa watsho uSuzie.

Ewe, kuvavanyo olungahleliwe kunye neentsomi ezinyukayo ziqinisekisa imeko yokusebenza enzima kubafazi abaphetheyo abanyuka iNtaba iKilimanjaro.

Babelana ngamagumbi okuhlambela, izindlu zangasese, kunye nezinye izibonelelo ezisisiseko kunye noogxa babo abangamadoda, bevimba ilungelo labo elisisiseko lomntu lokuba nemfihlo.

Oku kongeza kwinqanaba elothusayo lokuphathwa gadalala, okungabonakali ngokulula emadodeni, kwabanye abakhokeli babakhenkethi abangenanceba, abagcini bezithuthi, kunye nabanye abantu abaphethe iimpahla.

Umkhokeli wabakhenkethi onamava, uMnumzana Victor Manyanga, uqinisekisile kule ntatheli ukuba ngenene abantu besango ababhinqileyo bajongene nokuhlukunyezwa ngokwesini kwiNtaba iKilimanjaro naseMeru.

“Lo msebenzi ulawulwa ngamadoda ngenxa yesizathu esicacileyo. Inzima kakhulu. Ngenxa yemeko yokusebenza enzima, abantu ababhinqileyo bazifumana bezibanjiswe yimigibe yezesondo kwabo bakhenkethisi, kubagcini bezilwanyana nakubantu abangamadoda, ”ucacise watsho uMnu Manyanga, egxininisa kwelokuba abakhenkethi kufuneka baqinisekise ukhuseleko lwabasetyhini.

Wayenoluvo lokuba umkhwa wabasetyhini abaphetheyo wokwabelana ngendawo yokuhlala nabesilisa kufuneka ujongane nawo njengenxalenye yokujongana nokungabikho kokusesikweni kwembali yabo.

IGosa eliyiNtloko le-Tanzania Porters Organisation (TPO), u-Loishiye Lenoy Mollel, uziqinisekisile izityholo zokuxhatshazwa kwabasetyhini xa besemsebenzini.

“Ukuhlukunyezwa ngokwesini ngokuchasene nabasetyhini abathwala imithwalo kuyinyani. Siyasokola ukukhuthaza amalungelo abo, kodwa njengoko nisazi, asinamandla, ”ucacise watsho uMnu Mollel.

I-TPO ifuna abasebenzi abaphambili njengengcali yokuxhasa, igqwetha lamalungelo oluntu, ubuchwephesha kwezoluntu, kunye nokwakha iziko ukuze ilwele ngokufanelekileyo amalungelo amalungu ayo.

Isinxibo sikhuthaza abaqhubi bezokhenketho ukuba bahlawule abathwali bemali yesibonelelo sabo semihla ngemihla endaweni yokushiya abasebenzi abanyuka intaba ngenceba yabakhokeli babakhenkethi abasentabeni abathi emva kwexesha bajika bobabini ababhinqileyo nabasetyhini ukuba babe ngamakhoboka okuhamba ngoku.

Ingxelo yekomishini yophando yoonobhala bengingqi yaseKilimanjaro eyasekwa kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo ukuseka intlalontle yomthumeli ibonisa ukuba uninzi lweenkampani zabakhenkethi zinika abagibeli bazo isidlo sangokuhlwa ngemini enye, nto leyo eyothusa abantu abaninzi kwihlabathi eliphucukileyo.

“Oku akubeki emngciphekweni impilo yabalindi kuphela, kodwa kukwaphula nelungelo loluntu,” ifundeka inxenye yengxelo yekomishini ebikhokelwe nguMnu Isaria Masam.

Ingxelo ikwabonisa ukuba inani leenkampani zabakhenkethi lihlawula abagcini bamasango ngaphantsi komvuzo omiselweyo weedola ezili-10 ngosuku.

Isaziso sikaRhulumente waseTanzania esinguNombolo 228 sangomhla wama-29 kuJuni ka-2009, sinyanzelisa ukuba abagcini-masango mabayifakele ipokotho iidola ezili-10 ngosuku, kodwa kwiminyaka esi-8 ezantsi emgceni, uninzi lwabasebenzisi bezokhenketho lusabhatala imali ephantsi njenge- $ 6.25.

Abaqhubi bezokhenketho bakwacelwa ukuba banike abo bathwala impahla ukutya, impahla, izixhobo zokukhwela kunye nendawo yokuhlala ngalo lonke ixesha benyuka intaba.

Kodwa ke, kuye kwaxelwa ukuba, kumaxa amaninzi, abamasango abaxhotyiswanga ngezixhobo zokukhusela ezinjengeebhutsi kunye nempahla efudumeleyo, kwaye amaxesha amaninzi bahlala bengenakutya.

Ukhuphiswano oluqatha phakathi kwabasekeli ngokwabo lubashiya besesichengeni kubakhokeli babatyeleli abanganyanisekanga, njengoko behlala bewulangazelela lo msebenzi kangangeminyaka bengafumani nto.

Usihlalo weTanzania Imibutho yabaTyeleli (TATO), Mnu.Willbard Chambulo, ugcina uninzi lwamalungu eempahla abhatala ngaphaya komvuzo omiselwe ngurhulumente.

"Sicela abaphathi besango ukuba bachaze abasebenza kubakhenkethi abahlawula abahlawulelayo ukuze sijongane nabo ngokuphula umthetho welizwe," utshilo uMnu Chambulo kule ntatheli.

Iifemu ezininzi zabakhenkethi kuthiwa azibahlawuleli abagcini-zimpahla ngeinshurensi yezempilo. "Phantse iipesenti ezingama-53.2 zabathwali bemibuzo ababuza ukuba bebehlawula iindleko zonyango," ifundeka njalo ingxelo.

Abasasazi bakwakhalaza ngokusebenza phantsi kwemeko engaginyisi mathe ngaphandle kokubopha izivumelwano kunye neefemu zabakhenkethi.

UNkosazana Bettie Loibook, oyiPark Park Nationalarden (KINAPA) oyiNtloko yePaki yeKilimanjaro, uthi zange weva malunga nokuxhatshazwa ngokwesini okujamelene nabasekeli basetyhini, ethembisa ngokulandela. "Kutheni beqhubeka nokuzibandakanya nomsebenzi onobungozi obunje?" Wazibuza.

Nangona iNtaba iKilimanjaro ithathwa njengeyona ndawo “kulula” ukoyisa, uqikelelo olungekho semthethweni lubonisa malunga nabantu abali-10 abafayo entabeni minyaka le.

Abasasazi bahlala besemngciphekweni omkhulu kunabakhenkethi kuba ngesiqhelo bathwala umthwalo onzima ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezifanelekileyo kunye nempahla.

Iinkampani ezininzi zabakhenkethi, nangona kunjalo, zinemigaqo-nkqubo efuna ukuba baqinisekise ukuba abo bathwala iimpahla banxibe ngokwaneleyo kwaye baxhotyiswe ngezixhobo zokulala, ukanti abagcini baphela benxibe ibhulukhwe, iiteki, izikipa kunye nejezi elula okanye ibhatyi.

Ebhala e-UK "The Times" ngo-2008, umbhali wemihlathi uMelanie Reid uthi izikhokelo kunye nabasango abafikelela kuma-20 bafa eKilimanjaro minyaka yonke - ngaphezu kokuphindaphinda kabini inani labakhenkethi abafa kwincopho.

Oyena mgcini mnyango mdala ususa abakhenkethi kwiNtaba iKilimanjaro ngeloxesha wayeneminyaka engama-32. Uninzi lwamadoda lwaludiniwe yimithambo yabo yemihla ngemihla ngaphambi kweminyaka.

UMelanie Reid ubhala athi: "Ubunzima babathwali baseKilimanjaro yenye yezohlazo ezithe cwaka ekungekho mntu uthanda ukuthetha ngazo, ubuncinci kuzo zonke iinkampani eziququzelela iihambo ezinengeniso."

"Ngokwemigangatho yaseNtshona, okwenzekayo apho kubonisa uhlobo lokuxhaphaza ekudala kumisiwe [kwiNtaba] i-Everest," U-Nks Reid ubhala.

"Abakhokeli abangama-20 nangaphezulu abasweleka eKilimanjaro minyaka le, benza njalo ngenxa yokugula, ukuphazamiseka komzimba kunye nenyumoniya ebangelwa zizixhobo ezingonelanga noxinzelelo olungapheliyo, nokhuphiswano lokuqhubeka nokusebenza.

“Ngethuba la bafana befikelela kumashumi amathathu eminyaka, sele begqibile; Imizimba yabo itshiswe kukungxola abakuthathayo, ”ubhale watsho.

"I-Kilimanjaro iphakamisa imiba yehlabathi jikelele yokhenketho lomsebenzi oqhelekileyo, umvuzo osebenzayo, kunye nokuxhaphazwa," uNksz Reid ubhala kwinqaku lakhe, ephakamisa imiba yezixhobo ezihluphekileyo, indawo yokuhlala, kunye nokunakekelwa kwezonyango kubathwali bempahla entabeni.

Ichazwe njengeyona "ntaba iphakame kakhulu emhlabeni," iNtaba iKilimanjaro, kunye neecones zayo ezintathu zentaba-mlilo - iKibo, iMawenzi, kunye neShira - yintaba-mlilo eleleyo enobude obuziimitha ezingama-5,895 ngaphezulu komphakamo wolwandle.

Iintaba ziphakamisa ityala ekuveliseni ingeniso phakathi kwezokhenketho ezininzi zelizwe.

Uphahla lwe-Afrika luthola i-50 yezigidi kunye ne-million ngonyaka, ngaphambi kweNgorongoro Crater, evelisa i-33 yezigidi zeedola, kunye ne-Serengeti National Park, efumana phantse i-30 yezigidi zeedola.

Kukho malunga nama-3,000 XNUMX abathwali abasebenza kufutshane neNtaba iKilimanjaro okwangoku.