I-Dar izolahlekelwa isabelo semakethe yezokuvakasha eKenya nase-Uganda

ITanzania kungenzeka ilahlekelwe isabelo sayo semakethe yezokuvakasha eKenya nase-Uganda njengoba ibhekene nenkinga yezimali emhlabeni wonke njengoba izwe ligcina isimo sengqondo 'sokwejwayelekile'.

I-Uganda yaba yizwe lokuqala esifundeni ukwehlisa imali yokungena ngamaphesenti angama-50 kubavakashi ngoDisemba 2008, ngaphambi kokuthi iKenya iboleke iqabunga ngokunciphisa imali ye-visa yezivakashi ngamaphesenti angama-50.

Ngenxa yalokho, i-Kenya ne-Uganda njengamanje zithathwa njengezindawo ezishibhe kakhulu, uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izifundazwe ezisebenzisana ne-EA okuhlanganisa neTanzania enezindawo zokuvakasha ezifanayo.

Ngokusobala imboni kahulumeni yaseTanzania ayikanqumi mayelana nezinzuzo ezizonikezwa izivakashi, kanti imboni ezimele isivele yehlise amaphesenti ayi-10 kuye kwayi-15 ephakethe lezokuvakasha ngenxa yokuwohloka kwezimali.

Naphezu kokuwohloka kwezimali emhlabeni wonke, iqiniso lisalokhu linendebe eqinile. Kuze kube manje iTanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) ayizange yenze sitatimende mayelana nezinhlobo zezinyathelo ezithathwayo noma eziqhubekayo ukutakula imboni yezokuvakasha.

Imizamo yakamuva ye-The Guardian ngeSonto yokuthola izwi kuMqondisi Wokuhlela, Imisebenzi Yentuthuko Nezokuvakasha we-TANAPA, u-Allan Kijazi ibonakale iyize.

"Udaba lubucayi kakhulu ngeke silukhulume ngocingo," kusho uKijazi esanda kucelwa ukuba aphawule ngodaba lwezinyathelo zokuphepha ezithathwe yisiphathimandla sakhe.

ITanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) ithi amalungu ayo asevele ehlise amanani entengo yezivakashi ngamaphesenti aphakathi kuka-10 no-15 njengendlela yokukhuthaza izivakashi ukuthi zivakashele eTanzania.

"Siyenzile indima yethu, kodwa kuyadabukisa ukuthi umkhakha womphakathi usamile kancane ekwehliseni imali yokungena kanye ne-visa kubavakashi abafisa ukuza ukuzobona izindawo zethu eziheha izivakashi," kusho uNobhala Omkhulu we-TATO, u-Mustafa Akunaay.

"Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi iziphathimandla zaseTanzania zifunde izimpawu zesikhathi ngokuqamba uhlelo, njengokwehlisa imali yokungena eziqiwini zezwe, ukuze bathole isabelo kubavakashi abashintsha imigomo," kusho u-Akunaay.

Ngokusho kwakhe, iTanzania ibhekene nokuncintisana okukhulu ngenxa yokuthi izindawo eziheha izivakashi ziyatholakala nakwezinye izindawo futhi zitholakala kalula futhi zishibhile.

“Okusibi ukuthi imikhiqizo yethu ibukeka imba eqolo ngisho nangemuva kokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni, kodwa asinawo umsebenzi kazwelonke, zonke lezi zici zizosenqabela ukuthi singene emakethe yezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele,” kusho umphathi we-TATO. uthi.

Cishe amaphesenti angama-60 yenani eliphelele lokuhamba avame ukuya emathikithini endiza, okusho ukuthi iTanzania engenazo izinkampani zezindiza izolahlekelwa ngaphezu kwesigamu semali engenayo ezinhlanganweni zezindiza zamazwe ngamazwe, esho.

U-Akunaay wayenombono wokuthi ngaphandle kokwehliswa kwemali yokungenela, iTanzania kufanele yehlise izinga le-Value Added Tax (VAT) emikhiqizweni yezokuvakasha, iyekwe izimali zama-visa futhi ibeke emashalofini izinkokhelo zesevisi yabadali be-Ngorongoro.

"Ezinye izinto ezincishisiwe ukwehlisa imali yokufika kanye nezindleko zokuphatha izivakashi ezindizeni zamazwe ngamazwe ngesikhathi sokwehla komnotho njengendlela yokuheha izivakashi," egcizelela.

ITanzania isivele isilungisile isibikezelo sayo semali yezokuvakasha yango-2009 se-$1bn ezivakashini ezingu-950,000, cishe ngamaphesenti amathathu ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni.

Ibhodi lezokuvakasha elingaphansi kukahulumeni iTanzania Tourist Board (TTB) nalo selinciphise ukuqagela kwezinombolo zezivakashi zika-2009 ngenani elifanayo.

Ibhodi lezokumaketha lisazohlanganisa izibalo zalo zango-2008, kodwa lilindele ukuthi umnotho wesibili ngobukhulu eMpumalanga Afrika uzuze cishe ku-$1.3bn ezivakashini ezingaba ngu-840,000.

Izivakashi ziza eTanzania ukuze zizojabulela amabhishi asogwini lwayo kanye neqoqo leziqhingi zaseZanzibar, amapaki kazwelonke afana neSelous eseningizimu-mpumalanga neSerengeti enyakatho, kanye nokukhuphuka iNtaba iKilimanjaro.

Uganda
I-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule yamemezela ukuthi izonciphisa imali yokungena ngamaphesenti angu-50 njengendlela yokuheha abavakashi abaningi abafuna izindawo ezishibhile.

"Sifuna abantu bajabulele izimanga zemvelo ezitholakala e-Uganda," uMoses Mapesa, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-UWA wamemezela ngoDisemba 2008 ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi.

Amapaki kazwelonke adumile ase-Uganda afaka iMurchison, iNdlovukazi, iLake Mburo, iBwindi, iMgahinga, iKibale, iKidepo kanye neRuwenzori.

Izimali ezintsha zokungena epaki, zivumela abantu base-Uganda nabanye abantu baseMpumalanga Afrika ukuthi bakhokhe intela efanayo kusukela ngo-January 1, 2009. Abantu abadala bazokhokha u-5,000 kanye no-2,500 wamasheleni e-Uganda wezingane.

UMqondisi Ophethe i-African Pearls Safaris kanye nelungu lebhodi le-Uganda Tourism Association (UTA), uGeoffrey Baluku, uthi ukwehliswa kwemali yokungenela e-Uganda kuyisinyathelo esifanele sokuheha izivakashi ezifuna izindawo ezishibhile.

“Uma i-Uganda isebenzisa leli thuba, ukuqoqwa kwemali engenayo evela eziqiwini zikaZwelonke, kuzokwanda izivakashi ezinkulu futhi kudaleke amathuba emisebenzi emisha njengoba umkhakha ozimele uzokwandisa kancane kancane ukutshalwa kwezimali ezindaweni zokuhlala nezokudlela“.

Wengeze ngokuthi uma kubhekwa ukuthi i-Uganda iqhudelana emakethe yomhlaba ngenhloso yodwa yokungena kuyo, kubalulekile ukuthi kugcizelelwe emikhiqizweni esezingeni ngamanani ancintisanayo.

Uma sibheka ukusebenza komkhakha wezokuvakasha e-Uganda ngo-2007, cishe izivakashi ezifika ku-642,000 zavakashela e-Uganda uma kuqhathaniswa nezingu-540,000 ngo-2006.

Le nombolo ithathwa njengephakeme kakhulu i-Uganda eyake yaba khona futhi ngenxa yalokho imelela ukwanda okungamaphesenti angu-19 ngonyaka odlule.

Ezokuvakasha zase-Uganda zaletha u-$449 million (Shs853 billion) emnothweni ngo-2007 uma kuqhathaniswa no-$375million (Shs712 billion) ngo-2006.

Ongoti kulo mkhakha bathi isivakashi ngasinye esivakashela e-Uganda, sisebenzisa imali elinganiselwa ku-$750 (Shs1, 4 million) uma lokhu kuhunyushwa ku-GDP yezwe senyuke sisuka ku-1.98% ngo-2006 saya ku-2.33% ngo-2007.

Kenya
Imali ye-Visa yezivakashi ezivakashela eKenya izokwehliswa ngesigamu, kusukela ngenyanga ezayo (April).

Lesi sinyathelo, okuhloswe ngaso ukukhuthaza isidingo sokuhamba kwemindeni, sesenze uhulumeni wachitha imali ye-visa yezingane ezineminyaka engaphansi kwe-16, eziya eKenya njengezivakashi.

Njengamanje, imali ilinganiselwa ku-Sh4, 000 (noma u-$50) futhi ingase yehliswe ibe ngu-$25. Umtitilizo uzophelelwa yisikhathi ngoDisemba, 2009.

Ekhuluma eBerlin, eJalimane, ngeSonto eledlule, uNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha eKenya uNajib Balala uthe, lesi siphakamiso kulindeleke ukuthi sinyuse izivakashi ezifikayo ngamaphesenti ayi-10 kuye kwayi-15 kulo nyaka naphezu kwezinkinga ezikhona manje kwezomnotho emhlabeni.

Uhulumeni waseKenya usanda kukhipha enye imali engu-Sh250 million kwi-Kenya Tourist Board ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukumaketha.

Isimemezelo sesinxephezelo sikahulumeni sakamuva kuthiwa sisamukelwe kahle ngababambe iqhaza kwi-ITB, okuwumbukiso omkhulu wokuhwebelana ngezokuvakasha emhlabeni. Inababonisi abangaphezu kwe-10,000 abavela emhlabeni wonke kanye nezivakashi ezingaphezu kuka-180,000.

Ngokwe-Bureau of Statistics yaseKenya, umkhakha wezokuvakasha wehle ngamaphesenti angama-34.7 ngaphezu konyaka odlule.

I-Kenya Tourism Board ngokwayo ilinganisela ukuthi izivakashi ezifika phakathi kukaJanuwari no-Okthoba nyakenye zehle ngamaphesenti angama-35.2, zisuka ku-873,000 zaya ku-565,000. Izibalo ezibuyekeziwe ezivela ku-KTB zisazokhishwa.

Izindawo ezishibhile
Iningi labavakashi bangaphandle abangase babe khona njengamanje bafuna izindawo ezishibhile, njengoba isimo esibucayi somnotho sihlasela, kusho iWorld Travel Market (WTM) yakamuva.

I-WTM eyabanjwa ngoNovemba 10 kuya ku-13, 2008 eLondon ithi cishe amaphesenti angama-65 abantu baseBrithani bacabangela izindawo zokuvakasha ezishibhile ezinyangeni eziyi-12 ezizayo ngomzamo wokunqoba.

“Cishe amaphesenti angu-65 abantu baseBrithani bazobe beshintshela ezindaweni zamaholide ezishibhile phakathi nezinyanga ezingu-12 ezizayo ukuze banqobe le nkinga,” kusho Uchwepheshe Womshwalense, i-Tower Gate Bakers, indoda eyenza ucwaningo olusanda kuphothulwa.

U-Bakers uqhube wathi ukwehla kwezikweletu kuyinkomba yokuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kuzoqhubeka nokuqhutshwa yizimo zengqondo zabathengi ezimakethe zemithombo.

Futhi lokhu kungase kube yiqiniso njengoba abanikezeli bezokuvakasha bendawo bethi ukuntengantenga kwezimali kuyaqhubeka nokucwilisa amazinyo eminotho yomhlaba, okuphoqa abathengi ukuthi baphendukele ekuhloleni izindawo ezingabizi kakhulu.

Ingqikithi yabavakashi abayizi-3,310,065 bavakashela eMpumalanga Afrika ngo-2007. I-Kenya, umnotho omkhulu wesifunda ithole ezingu-2, 001,034, iTanzania 719,031, 550, kuyilapho iRwanda yaqopha ezingu-40,000.

Izwe elinomnotho okhula ngokushesha okuheha izivakashi okuyinhloko okubandakanya ama-gorilla asezintabeni eVirunga Hills, laqopha ukuvakashelwa okungu-26,000 ngo-2004.

Ezokuvakasha eBurundi nazo ziyanda kakhulu, nakuba izibalo zabafika abavakashi ngonyaka odlule zisazovezwa umphakathi. Izwe liqophe i-133,000 kanye ne-148,000 ngo-2004 no-2005, ngokulandelana.

Ngenkathi iTanzania ihlose ukushaya isigidi sabavakashi abafikayo ngo-2010, iRwanda izilungisela ukuqopha izivakashi ezingu-50,000 ngo-2008. Uma umgomo waseTanzania uphumelela, imboni izongeza enye imali eyizigidigidi eziyi-1.7 ngo-2010.