IKenya ibeka izicwangciso zokuvuselela ukhenketho

NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) – Ishishini lezokhenketho elaseKenya liqalise inkqubo yokubeka amaqhinga okubanga isikhundla salo njengelizwe elihamba phambili kwezokhenketho eMpuma Afrika.

Ngaphandle kokwamkela abakhenkethi abazizigidi ezi-2 kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ilizwe libone ubutyebi balo bezokhenketho buncipha njengoko abakhenkethi ababenexhala balishiya ilizwe emva kobundlobongela obuqhamuke emva konyulo lukaMongameli olwalubanjwe nge-27 kaDisemba kulo nyaka uphelileyo.

Umlawuli olawulayo weBhodi yabakhenkethi yaseKenya u-Ongong'a Achieng ulindele ukuba ikota yokuqala ka-2008 ibhale umndilili wabafikayo abangama-9,000 ngenyanga, ngaloo ndlela ivelise inani elipheleleyo lama-27,000 nto leyo ethetha ukuhla okurekhodiweyo okungaphezulu kwama-91.4 ekhulwini xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo lika-2007.

“Njengokuba siqalisa umsebenzi omkhulu wokubuyisela umhlaba olahlekileyo kunye nokwakha kwakhona umfanekiso wendawo, siza kukhangela kumajelo eendaba, ishishini, urhulumente kunye namahlakani ophuhliso ukuba basixhase nangakumbi kunangaphambili,” utshilo uAchieng.

Nangona kunjalo, amawaka abakhenkethi akweli lizwe, besusa uloyiko ngenxa yokhuseleko lwabo emva kokufumanisa ukuba zonke iindawo zokuchithela iiholide azizange zisongelwa nakancinane.
Iihotele zaseNairobi, iipaki zezilwanyana zasendle kunye noovimba kunye neendawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide elunxwemeni azikhange zibe nangxaki kwaphela ngalo lonke ixesha lengxaki yasemva konyulo.

"Apha emhlabeni eNairobi, kwi-safari kunye nakwiindawo zokungcebeleka eziselunxwemeni, imeko yahluke kakhulu kwinto eboniswa kumabonwakude," uJake Grieves-Cook, umlawuli olawulayo weGamewatchers Safaris, omnye wabakhenkethi abahamba phambili. EMpuma Afrika, utsho kwincwadana ebhalela abathengi bakhe kunye neshishini ngokubanzi.

Zonke izikhululo zeenqwelo moya eNairobi naseMombasa zivuliwe kwaye zisebenza njengesiqhelo kulo lonke, kunye neenqwelomoya zemihla ngemihla zisebenza. Oohola bendlela phakathi kwezikhululo zeenqwelo moya kunye neehotele zamazwe ngamazwe zonke zivuliwe njengesiqhelo kwaye amawaka-waka abakhenkethi kumakhulu eemoto ziye zaqhutywa kwezi ndlela mihla le ngaphandle kwengxaki.

“Sonke kwaGamewatchers Safaris nakwiikampu zethu ezine zePorini sikwazile ukuqhubeka nobomi bethu njengesiqhelo, samkela abathengi bethu kwi-safari njengesiqhelo kwaye sifumana izimvo ezintle kuzo zonke iindwendwe zethu ebezilapha kwezi veki zimbalwa zidlulileyo, ” UGrieves-Cook watsho.

Uninzi lobundlobongela obuqhelekileyo, obuvaleleke kakhulu kwiRift Valley kunye neNtshona yeKenya, behlile kwiiveki ezintathu ezidlulileyo. Oko amajelo eendaba ezizwe ngezizwe angakhange achaze ngokufanelekileyo kukuba udushe oluqale emva konyulo oluphikisanayo luvalelwe kakhulu kwikona esentshona yeKenya kwiindawo ezingqonge iKisumu, iKericho kunye ne-Eldoret kunye nakwiindawo ezixineneyo kunye nezindlu ezixineneyo ngaphandle. INairobi, ziindawo apho abakhenkethi abaqhele ukuya kuzo.

Iinkokeli zezopolitiko kunye nabahlali (amaKenya aqhelekileyo) balindele iziphumo zeengxoxo zolamlo eziqhubekayo ezikhokelwa ngowayesakuba nguNobhala Jikelele we-UN, u-HE Koffi Anan.
Urhulumente kunye neqela eliphikisayo bacele abaxhasi babo ukuba bahlukane nobundlobongela kwaye babuyisele uxolo ngoko ke siyathemba ukuba kungekudala siza kuqala ukubona ukuphela kodushe.

Imiboniso eboniswe kumabonakude wezizwe ngezizwe (kwaye eminye yemiboniso efanayo kwiiveki ezine ezidlulileyo iphinde yaboniswa kwakhona ngokungathi isenzeka) yafotwa ngabasebenzi bakamabonakude bamazwe ngamazwe entshona yeKenya okanye kwiindawo zamatyotyombe kodwa umbono unikiwe. ukuba oku kusenzeka kulo lonke ilizwe, nto leyo engeyonyani.

“Into ebisenzeka kwiindawo ezingqonge iKisumu, iKericho kunye ne-Eldoret ilusizi kakhulu kweli lizwe kwaye abantu baseKenya abavela kuwo onke amanqanaba oluntu bebememelela uxolo nokuphelisa ubundlobongela kwiindawo ezichaphazelekayo,” utshilo uGrieves-Cook.

Ibhodi yabakhenkethi yaseKenya (i-KTB) ilindele ilahleko yoshishino ye-Ksh5.5 yezigidigidi (i-US$100 yezigidi) kumndilili wenyanga kwikota yokuqala. Ukuhla kwengeniso ekupheleni kwekota kuqikelelwa kuma-78.1 ekhulwini.

Uhlalutyo lweshishini le-KTB lubonisa iimeko ezimbini zokubuyisela kwakhona-Ukuba isisombululo sezopolitiko sifunyenwe ngokukhawuleza kwaye urhulumente ugcina indlela yakhe yangoku yenkcitho yokuthengisa ukhenketho, icandelo liza kuphinda libuyele ngo-2009, kwaye, ngesisombululo sezopolitiko kunye nokungenelela kukarhulumente ngokunyuka kwenkcitho ukuya kuthi ga. I-Ksh1.5 yeebhiliyoni (i-US$21.5 yezigidi) yokuchacha, icandelo linokufumana ukuchacha ngokukhawuleza malunga no-Okthobha. Nangona kunjalo, oku kufuna ukuba inkcitho ibekho ekupheleni kwale kota.

Indlela eya phambili
Ukusukela oko kwaqala ukruthakruthwano emva konyulo, ikomiti yolawulo lwengxaki yoKhenketho ibisebenza ngokungadinwayo ukubonelela ngohlaziyo oluchanekileyo lwemihla ngemihla malunga nemeko yorhwebo lokuhamba kunye namajelo eendaba kwiimarike zomthombo kunye nokusebenza namajelo eendaba asekhaya nawangaphandle ukuchasana nopapasho olubi imidiya yehlabathi.

Iphulo lokubuyisela kwakhona ukhenketho lwaseKenya liza kuphunyezwa kwizigaba ezibini, ngokutsho komlawuli olawulayo we-KTB u-Achieng. Isigaba sokuqala siya kubandakanya ukuphinda kwakhiwe umfanekiso wendawo ekusingwa kuyo kunye nokwakha ukuzithemba kumthengi nge-PR. Icala elincomekayo kweli phulo lelokuba sinomdla kunye nenkxaso yazo zonke iinkampani zeenqwelomoya ezibhabha ngaphakathi nangaphakathi kwindawo ekuyiwa kuyo, abanini zihotele nabakhenkethi, kunye nababoneleli kunye namajelo osasazo orhwebo okhenketho kwiimarike eziyimithombo.

Phantsi kwenqanaba lokuqala, i-KTB isebenzisana namajelo eendaba asekuhlaleni ukwenza upapasho olukhuthazayo kwindawo ekusingwa kuyo kwaye izise amanani amakhulu eentatheli ezivela kwiimarike zemveli kunye nezintsha ezifana neTshayina, i-Indiya, iJapan kunye neMpuma Yurophu ukuba zive kuqala indawo ekusingwa kuyo kwaye zinike ingxelo kubaphulaphuli bazo. ekhaya kwimeko, ngaloo ndlela kwakhiwa ukuzithemba kwindawo ekusingwa kuyo kubathengi nakurhwebo.

Oku kuya kulandelwa lutyelelo ekujoliswe kulo ngabavelisi kunye nabathunywa bakarhulumente kubaboneleli, abeendaba kunye nabathengi abakwiimalike zomthombo ukubethelela ukuzithemba. Sikwajonge ukuzisa abantu abadumileyo abasuka kwindawo yentengiso ukuze bafumane ulwamkelo olubanzi kwaye bancedise ukugudisa umfanekiso wethu.

Inqanaba lesibini lokubuyisela kwakhona yinxalenye yephulo lentengiso ebanzi kunye nentatho-nxaxheba epheleleyo yeshishini. “Silindele ukuba iquke inkuthazo evela kumashishini, urhulumente kunye nentsebenziswano nabakhenkethi kumazwe angaphandle,” utshilo uAchieng.