Ukhenketho nokurhweba eUganda

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Ibhalwe ngu Linda Hohnholz

I-Sub-Saharan Africa inamandla amakhulu okhenketho: ingwe ezilele kwimithi yomnga, iindlovu zihamba zinqumla amathafa amakhulu e-savanna, iigorila kunye neetshimpi zenza uqhushululu kumahlathi anzulu, imizila yokuqala yabantu kunye nemisebenzi yabo. Kodwa ngokweBhanki yeHlabathi, lo mmandla ufumana iipesenti ezi-3 zokufika kwezokhenketho kwihlabathi.

Into eyoyikisa abakhenkethi inokuba nento yokwenza nokungalunganga, kwilizwekazi ngokubanzi igama elichasene nomthetho. Kukho indlela ejikeleze oku. Ngexesha le-1970s, oosomashishini badale umbono wokhenketho lwe-eco njengenye indlela kukhenketho lwelanga kunye nesanti oluye lwadala umonakalo kwindalo esingqongileyo nakuluntu lwasekhaya. Mhlawumbi umgaqo wokhenketho lwe-eco unokukwandiswa ukuze ubandakanye amalungelo oluntu ngokubanzi, kugxilwe kungekuphela kukuziphatha kweenkampani kodwa noorhulumente ngokunjalo. Ke, abahambi banokuqinisekiswa ukuba imirhumo, iirhafu kunye needola zokuzonwabisa azisetyenziselwa ukuxhasa oorhulumente ababandakanyeka kurhwaphilizo olukhulu, ukuxhatshazwa kwamalungelo oluntu, ukurhweba ngabantu ngokungekho mthethweni kunye nokutshutshiswa kwabambalwa.

Iphulo elitsha lokhenketho laseUganda liyimeko efanelekileyo. Urhulumente unethemba lokwamkela iindwendwe ezizizigidi ezine ngo-2020, ngaphezulu kokuphindaphinda inani langoku. Igunya loTyalo-mali laseUganda likhawulezisa amabhidi avela kwiinkampani zokhenketho lwezendalo ukuphuhlisa iziza ezilishumi kwiipaka zesizwe, kubandakanya iKumkanikazi u-Elizabeth, Masindi kunye ne Kidepo Valley. I-Bhanki yeHlabathi ibolekise i-Uganda i-25 yezigidi zeedola ukwakha ihotele kunye nesikolo sokhenketho esitsha, ukuthenga izixhobo ezinje ngeebhasi, iilori zokuqhuba umdlalo, izikhephe kunye ne-binoculars kunye nokuqesha iifemu zonxibelelwano noluntu ukuthengisa i-Uganda e-US, eYurophu, Middle East nase China. Ngo-Okthobha, u-Kanye West wandise iinzame zokupapasha ngokurekhoda ividiyo yomculo kwenye yeendawo zokungcebeleka zaseUganda kwaye watyelela naseStatehouse apho anike khona uMongameli uYoweri Museveni ngesibini seeteki zakhe ezinelungelo elilodwa lomenzi. Kuthe ngeyoMqungu, uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho u-Godfrey Kiwanda wasungula ukhuphiswano loonobuhle lokuchonga uMiss "Curvy" wase-Uganda, ogama lakhe lizaftig liza kuvela kwiincwadana zokhenketho.

Icala elibi lephulo lezokhenketho eUganda kukuba wonke umntu ohamba ngomtsalane oya kumtsala uya kuhlawula imali kwiiarhente zikarhulumente ezinje nge-Uganda Wildlife Authority, ekungoku nje ikwinkqubo yokukhutshwa ngobundlobongela okushiye amawaka abantu emantla eUganda kwingingqi yeAcholi, kwaye ikwachaphazeleke ekurhwebeni ngamathambo endlovu, izikali zepangolin kunye nezinye iimveliso zasendle ezingekho mthethweni, ngaphakathi eUganda nakwamanye amazwe angabamelwane.

Ukusukela ngo-2010, amawaka eerandi e-Apaa, emantla e-Uganda atshisiwe, kwaye izilwanyana nezinto ezibiwe ngamagosa e-UWA nangamalungu ezinye iiarhente zokhuselo. Urhulumente ubanga ukuba le ndawo ifakwe kwigazethi yendawo yokugcina izilwanyana, kodwa abahlali bathi iintsapho zabo zihlala kule ndawo izizukulwane ngezizukulwana kwaye abanandawo bangaya kuyo. Bali-XNUMX abantu ababuleweyo kwaye amawaka, ingakumbi abasetyhini nabantwana ngoku abanamakhaya. Olunye uhlaselo kubonakala ngathi lwenziwe ngamalungu eqela elingumakhelwane lamaMadi, kwaye amagosa aseburhulumenteni abachaze njengabantu abaziphethe kakuhle. Nangona kunjalo, iMadi kunye neAcholi bahlala ngoxolo kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana kwaye abanye bakrokrela ukuba amagosa aphezulu aseburhulumenteni angabaphembelela abahlaseli.

Ngeli xesha, i-CITES, umbutho wamazwe aphesheya olandela izilwanyana ezisemngciphekweni uchonge iUganda njengendawo yokurhweba ngokungekho mthethweni kwezilwanyana zasendle. Emva kwengxelo ezilahlayo malunga nenqanaba lokuzingelwa kwabantu ngokungekho mthethweni eKenya naseTanzania kudize ukuba inani leendlovu liyehla kuwo omabini la mazwe, imithetho engqongqo nokunyanzeliswa okungcono kubangele ukwehla phantse kwama-80 eepesenti kubazingeli abazingeli eKenya ukusukela ngo-2013. ukuzingela ngokungekho mthethweni eTanzania. Kodwa phakathi kuka-2009 kunye no-2016 kuqikelelwa ukuba iitoni ezingama-20 zeendlovu zathengiswa nge-Uganda, kunye neekhilogram ezingama-3000 zesikali sepangolin.

Urhwebo kwimveliso yezilwanyana zasendle lubonakala luhlelwe ngamagosa aphezulu omkhosi kunye ne-UWA. Abarhwebi baseIvory abasebenza ngakumda waseUganda-Congo baxelela isazinzulu sepolitiki saseBelgium uKristof Titeca ukuba uninzi lwezinto abazithimbileyo zivela eCongo nakwiCentral African Republic, apho umkhosi waseUganda, ngenkxaso yase-US, ungaphumelelanga ukuzama ukulandelela umphathi-mkhosi owayedume kakubi uJoseph Kony phakathi kowama-2012. kwaye 2017. Ke, abarhafi baseMelika banokuthi bengaqondanga benze ulwaphulo-mthetho lwezilwanyana zasendle eUganda.

Inkundla yase-Uganda esandula ukusekwa yemigangatho, izixhobo kunye nenkundla yezilwanyana zasendle, ekufanele ukuba ijongane nolwaphulo-mthetho lokurhweba ngabantu ngoku sele iqale ukutshutshisa kunye nokugweba abarhwebi abakwizinga eliphantsi-amadoda ahambisa iimpahla eKampala ukuze zithunyelwe kwamanye amazwe - kodwa okwangoku akukabikho kutshutshiswa kwabo barhanelwa ukuhlela urhwebo. Xa iitoni eziyi-1.35 zeethambo lendlovu ezazithinjiwe zanyamalala kwindlu yokugcina impahla yaseUganda ngo-2014, umphathi wamiswa iinyanga ezimbini emva koko wabuyiselwa. Ngokwengxelo yeProjekthi eyoneleyo ka-2017, amagosa amabini aphezulu e-Uganda Wildlife Authority awayeka amandla edandathekile emva kokubamba abathengisi emva koko bayalelwa ngamagosa kwi-ofisi kaMongameli uYoweri Museveni ukuba basule amatyala.

Iindlovu zaseUganda zisindisiwe ubukhulu becala, kwaye amanani azo asenokuba andile kule minyaka idlulileyo. Kodwa ezinye izilwanyana azibanga nethamsanqa. Kwi-2014, i-UWA yanika inkampani yendawo ilayisensi yokuqokelela amawaka eepawundi zesikali kwiintloni, izidalwa ezinjenge-aardvark-ezibizwa ngokuba ziipangolin. Ngelixa amagosa ebanga ukuba injongo yayikukuthenga izikali kubantu ababeziqokelelele kwizilwanyana ezazibulewe zizizathu zendalo, akukho mathandabuzo okuba uninzi lweepangolin zabulawa ngenxa yoko.

Ngelishwa, uncedo lweBhanki yeHlabathi eUganda lunokwenza izinto zibe mandundu. Yi- $ 25 yezigidi zoKhuphiswano lweCandelo lezoKhenketho kunye neMali mboleko yoPhuculo loMsebenzi, evunyiweyo ngo-2013, yinxalenye ye- $ 100 yezigidi yoKhuphiswano kunye neProjekhthi yoPhuhliso lwamaShishini athi, ngokwamaxwebhu eprojekthi, abele i-21 %- okanye i-21 yezigidi, kwiiarhente zikarhulumente, kubandakanya ne-Uganda Igunya lezilwanyana zasendle. Abathethi beBhanki yeHlabathi banqabile ukutsho ukuba ingakanani le mali izakuya kwi-UWA, kwaye imali izakuchitha phi, ngaphandle “kwenkqubo yokuqinisa nokufumana iiasethi zokhenketho.”

Phambi kokuba iBhanki yeHlabathi isungule nayiphi na iprojekthi, igunyazisa uvavanyo lwefuthe lokusingqongileyo, kunye nokuphononongwa kokukhuselwa kokukhusela indawo yokuhlala kunye nabantu bomthonyama abanokuchaphazeleka yiyo. Kule meko, ukhuseleko kunye namaxwebhu oVavanyo lweMpembelelo awuqwalaseli umngcipheko wokuba iiarhente zokhuseleko eUganda, kubandakanya umkhosi kunye ne-UWA, banokusebenzisa imali eqokelelwe kwiprojekthi ukubandakanyeka ekuxhatshazweni kwamalungelo oluntu nasekurhweba ngabantu.

Oku kubalulekile kuba amaqela ophuhliso angenakubalwa, aquka iNgxowa-mali yeHlabathi ye-AIDS, i-TB neMalariya, i-Global Alliance ye-Vaccines kunye ne-Immunization, i-Red Cross kunye ne-World Bank uqobo- babone izigidi zeedola kwinkxaso-mali itshona kumgxobhozo wenkohlakalo wase-Uganda. Iibhiliyoni ngaphezulu zikhutshiwe zivela kwi-Ofisi kaNondyebo nakwingxowa-mali yomhlala-phantsi yabasebenzi okanye okanye kwiibhidi ezinyusiweyo zeeprojekthi zeziseko zophuhliso ezinjengeendlela namadama.

Emandleni iminyaka engama-33, inkokheli yase-Uganda uYoweri Museveni uxhomeke kwinxalenye ngokuchitha imali ephangiweyo kwiiprojekthi zophuhliso ezahlukeneyo kunyobo lwabavoti kunye nengcinezelo ekrakra. Kwi-2017, wathumela amajoni eMikhosi ePalamente ukuba ayokubetha amalungu ePalamente awayezama ukuthintela ingxoxo malunga nomthetho osayilwayo oya kumenza akwazi ukulawula ubomi bakhe bonke. Elinye lamaxhoba, ilungu lePalamente uBetty Nambooze, ngekhe aphinde ahambe engancedwanga mntu. Ke ngo-Agasti, kwawona mabutho akhethekileyo abamba kwaye angcungcuthekisa amanye amalungu ePalamente kunye nenqwaba yabaxhasi bawo, kubandakanya nosaziwayo kwezopolitiko u-Bobi Wine

Abanye beqela eliphikisayo lika-Museveni-bezopolitiko-amaxhoba, ukuba bavunyelwe ukuba balawule, banokuthi-njengeenkokheli zaseTanzania naseKenya-benze umsebenzi ongcono wokukhusela abantu base-Uganda kunye nezilwanyana zasendle kunaye. Kodwa ukuba iBhanki yeHlabathi kunye nabanye abanikeli baqhubeka bevumela urhulumente kaMuseveni ukuba aphume kurhwaphilizo, ukuxhatshazwa kwamalungelo oluntu kunye nokuthengiswa ngokuthengiswa kwezilwanyana zasendle, le misebenzi izakuqhubeka kuphela. Ngelixa iBhanki yeHlabathi iqhubeka nokukutyeshela oku, abatyali zimali baseUganda kunye nabakhenkethi kufuneka bahambise iidola zabo kurhulumente ongenazothe.

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