UNkskz. Popsy Getonga waba nempumelelo Nairobi umkhenkethi kunye nomsebenzisi wohambo, kwaye wayekwanguye Ukhenketho lwaseSeychelles Unozakuzaku owayethandwa kwaye ethandwa lishishini ngokubanzi. UPopsy wazalwa nguPopsy Bastiana D'Souza ophuma kumnombo wosapho lwaseSeychellois (eshiya ngasemva oobhuti uTony, uAndrew, noGeorge Staussi) kwaye ngaphambili wayetshate noAlfred (Alfie) Getonga waseNairobi.
Namhlanje ihlabathi lijonge abasetyhini abaye baphumelela kukhenketho kunye nehlabathi lezoshishino kwaye oku kuye kwaba yindawo ye-brownie kwimibutho emininzi, kodwa ephawulekayo njengoko kunjalo, uPopsy Getonga wayenalo udumo phantsi kwebhanti lakhe nangaphambi kokuba le ntshukumo ibe yinto edibeneyo kwaye kwaqatshelwa.
Kwiminyaka yoo-1990, emva kokuba u-Alain St.Ange ethathe intloko yeNtengiso yaseSeychelles ngaphambi kokuba abe yi-CEO yeBhodi yezoKhenketho yesiqithi kwaye kamva uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho, wafumana iingcali zaseSeychellois kwi-diaspora ngokubanzi waza wabiza uPopsy Getonga waseNairobi i-Ambassador yezoKhenketho.
"UPopsy wayengumntu ohambahambayo owayekholelwa kukhenketho kwaye wahlala enyanisekile kumgca wakhe womsebenzi."
Inkqubo yoonozakuzaku boKhenketho ibigcinelwe kuphela iSeychellois ehlala kwaye isebenza kwiimbombo zone zehlabathi. Yasekwa ngombono wokuba "ungayithatha iSeychelles iphume eSeychelles, kodwa awunakuze uyikhuphe iSeychelles eSeychelles" kwaye wayebiza abantu abangaphandle ukuba bancede ezixekweni, ezidolophini okanye kwiilali apho zihlale kwaye ziqhagamshelwe kushicilelo lwasekhaya njengoko kungekho mntu unokwenza. UPopsy Getonga waba ngomnye wabokuqala ukwamkela olo bizo waza waba lilungu elikhutheleyo leli qela lamajoni ahamba ngeenyawo.
U-Alain St.Ange uthe xa esiva iindaba ezibuhlungu zikaPopsy Getonga ukuba ukhenketho luphulukene nekholwa kunye nelungu lezorhwebo elizinikeleyo. Umchaze ngolu hlobo:
"Umntu waseSeychellois kunye nowaseKenya owayewathanda omabini la mazwe ngokuthanda kwaye efuna kuphela kodwa eyona nto ilungileyo kwiSeychellois nganye nakuye wonke umntu waseKenya."
UAlena St. Ange
“Ndikhumbula kakuhle xa wayebhabha esiya eSeychelles ukuze abe yinxalenye yeNkqubo yoMmeli wezoKhenketho wesiqithi – iPopsy enebhongo eyayimi eqongeni kwiZiko leNgqungquthela yaMazwe ngaMazwe ecaleni koMongameli weRiphabhliki nezinye izidwangube zivuma indima yakhe ‘njengejoni elihamba ngeenyawo. ' ukuba iSeychelles ifuneka kakhulu. Seychelles kunye Khenya waphulukana nomhlobo omkhulu nogxa wakhe, kwaye ukhenketho lwaphulukana nobuntu obubalaseleyo,” utshilo uSt.Ange.
Umngcwabo kaPopsy Getonga uza kubanjelwa eNairobi kulo Lwesihlanu uzayo.
