Ukhenketho lwaseUganda luya lusilela

Kuye kwavela imisintsi kwisicwangciso sentengiso sase-Uganda soshishino lwezokhenketho kubuzwa imibuzo malunga nefuthe lamaphulo abiza imali eninzi njengelokugqibela kwaye mhlawumbi nelona lipapashiweyo “umhlobo weGorila.”

Ngelixa uninzi lwetyala ligqithiselwe kwinkxaso engathethekiyo karhulumente ngakumashishini ngexesha lendibano yocweyo yabachaphazelekayo kwiveki ephelileyo, abadlali babucala nabo bagxekwa ngeenkonzo zabo ezigwenxa.

Izityhilelo kwindibano yocweyo zibonisa ukuba abakhenkethi bamazwe angaphandle badanile zizinto ezinikezelwa kushishino lwezokhenketho lwase-Uganda, ukusuka kwiinkonzo ezilula ezifana noqhagamshelo lwe-Intanethi olunqongopheleyo kumagumbi ehotele ukuya kushishino lweenqwelomoya lwangaphakathi olunexabiso eliphezulu.

Abathathi-nxaxheba bakwavile ukuba iphulo lohlangulo lokuya kubakhenkethi abavaleleke kwincopho ye-Margherita kwiNtaba iRwenzori inokuthatha ukuya kutsho kwiintsuku ezintlanu ubuncinci, ixesha elidlulela ngaphaya komonde wabantu abaninzi.

U-Ismail Ssekandi, ongusihlalo we-Uganda Hotel Owners Association, uthe kutsha nje uzibone ekwindawo eshushu emva kokuba abanye abakhenkethi beye banqumamisa izicwangciso zokuhlala kwihotele yakhe kuba bekungekho zinkonzo ze-Intanethi. “Akukho sicelo singakanani esinokutshintsha iingqondo zabo,” utshilo.

Ishishini lenqwelomoya langaphakathi e-Uganda lisahleli lipholile kwaye abakhenkethi banyanzelwa ukuba bachithe imali eninzi kwiinqwelomoya ezihlawulelwayo ukuya kwiindawo ezithile. Oko kwahlukile kumazwe afana neKenya kunye noMzantsi Afrika, aneshishini lezophapho lalapha eliphuhlileyo.

U-Amos Wekesa, umongameli woMbutho wezoKhenketho wase-Uganda kunye ne-MD Great Lakes Safaris, ukhankanya amacebo angalunganga okuthengisa, iziseko ezingundoqo, kunye nokunqongophala kwenkxaso yezopolitiko njengeyona miqobo enkulu ekuphuhliseni icandelo lezokhenketho.

Uthe nangona i-Uganda isikelelwe ngezinye zezona ndawo zinomtsalane e-Afrika, kwaye ukhenketho ludala imisebenzi emininzi kunamanye amacandelo amaninzi, inkxaso encinci yezopolitiko enikwe la macandelo ibone i-Uganda idlala indima enkulu kumaqabane afana neKenya.

"Kwenzeka njani ukuba ngazo zonke iziphiwo zethu zendalo, amanye amazwe ase-Afrika afana neKenya engabamelwane esenza ngcono kakhulu kunathi kumfanekiso wophawu?" Wabuza uWekesa.

Impendulo kuloo nto, abanye abadlali bathi, iphantsi kwimali ephantsi ukuya kwishishini kunye nephulo lokuthengisa elingasebenziyo.

USsekandi uchazile ukuba iKenya isebenza nge-US$23 yezigidi (i-Shs 48bn) uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali ngonyaka malunga ne-brand imaging ngelixa iBhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Uganda, isebe likarhulumente lentengiso yezokhenketho, isebenza kuhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwe-Sh 2bn.

Wongezelela wathi: “Kwiqonga lezokhenketho lezizwe ngezizwe, ndandithengisa iUganda ndisebenzisa uncwadi ngoxa abazalwana bam baseKenya babesasaza iiCD. Kweli xesha lentengiso ye-elektroniki, akukho mntu utsalelekayo kuncwadi olukruqulayo.”

Abanye abadlali abafana noFideus Kanyamunyu, ozinze eKisoro, baligxekile iphulo elibhengezwe kakhulu elithi “Friend a Gorilla” nelithe latsala iimbaleki zalapha ekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe.

“Andikazi ukuba ndingenza njani umhlobo wegorila. Abantu abaninzi baseUganda bacinga ukuba ubuhlobo begorila ngumbono waseWashington, ”utshilo ngephulo, elasungulwa eUnited Kingdom.

UNelson Ggagawala, uMphathiswa weSizwe wezoRhwebo, uthe urhulumente akanazo ezona mpendulo zilungileyo kuzo zonke iingxaki kushishino lwezokhenketho. Uhlabe ikhwelo kumashishini abucala ukuba athathele ingqalelo eli shishini.

Wathi, Singabakhonzi benu, sixeleleni okusebenzayo, ukuze sitshintshe ngokufanelekileyo.