Isiqu SaseKenya Sokutshalwa Kwezokuvakasha Kwezokuvakasha

I-Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), okuyingqungquthela yokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela ephambili e-Afrika, eheha abanikazi bamahhotela abaningi abaqavile bamazwe ngamazwe, abatshalizimali, abezimali, izinkampani zabaphathi kanye nabeluleki bazo, izobuyela eNairobi mhla zizi-2-4 kuMfumfu wezi-2018.

Kodwa-ke, usuku lwangaphambilini luzobandakanya ukuvakashelwa kokuhlola ukutshalwa kwezimali kumaphrojekthi ambalwa wentuthuko eKenya. I-Kenya inamathuba ahlukahlukene futhi anhlobonhlobo ezokuvakasha futhi ithuba lokuhlola amanye ala mathuba okutshalwa kwezimali ngaphambi kokubuthana eNairobi lizoba ngelinye lamaphuzu avelele ohlelweni lomcimbi. Lokhu kuvakasha kuzobandakanya amaphrojekthi ahlukahlukene afinyeleleka nge-Madaraka Express Train Service - ujantshi wesitimela omusha waseKenya, ovulwe ngoMeyi, izinyanga eziyi-18 ngaphambi kwesikhathi esimisiwe.

Ekhuluma kwa-Investour, ingxenye yohlelo lwe-FITUR, Unobhala Wekhabhinethi Yezokuvakasha eKenya, uMhlonishwa. Najib Balala, uthe: “Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi sibuyise isithangami sokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela esisezingeni eliphezulu e-Afrika eKenya. Izoheha uhlobo lwabantu olunamandla nezinsiza zokwenza indawo oya kuyo ibe yimpumelelo. Kwa-AHIF, sizobe senza udaba oluphoqayo lokutshala imali emkhakheni wezokuvakasha eKenya yonkana. INairobi isivele iyisizinda sebhizinisi esisunguliwe eMpumalanga Afrika kodwa maningi amathuba amaningi ezweni lethu. Isibonelo, i-Kisumu inikeza amathuba amakhulu endawo yokuhlala entsha yamahhotela futhi amathuba okungcebeleka ogwini lwethu lolwandle ayabonakala. Siphinde sibe nenye impahla ebalulekile: abantu abanobungane ngokwemvelo, abanomoya wokungenisa izihambi futhi abazimisele ukusiza.”

Ekwethulweni kwe-AHIF, uhulumeni waseKenya umemezele izinhlelo zokwethula iqoqo lezinyathelo zokugqugquzela ukutshalwa kwezimali kwamanye amazwe. Zizobandakanya izikhuthazo ezinolaka zokuheha ubunikazi bomhlaba futhi zikhuthaze ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yamahhotela kanye 'nokuzijabulisa' okuhambisana nakho njengezindawo zokudlela, amapaki ngisho nohambo lomkhumbi.

UJonah T. Orumoi, uMqondisi Ophethe weTourism Finance Corporation (TFC), iSikhungo Sezezimali Sokuthuthukisa emkhakheni wezokuvakasha eKenya, wanezela: “Ngemva kwezolimo, ezokuvakasha ziyimboni ebaluleke kakhulu yaseKenya. Sibusiswe ngezinsiza ezinhle zezokuvakasha zemvelo: indawo ekhangayo, amabhishi amahle nezilwane zasendle ezimangalisayo, okuhlanganisa nethuba lokubona 'ama-big five', Indlovu, Ubhejane, Ibhubesi, Inyathi kanye Nengwe endaweni yazo yemvelo. Kodwa akugcini lapho; sibonga izixhumanisi zethu zezindiza, iKenya iheha inani elandayo lemicimbi yebhizinisi futhi amaphrojekthi ambalwa wengqalasizinda amakhulu aqhuba umnotho wonke ngenxa yesidingo sendawo yokuhlala entsha. "

Ngokusho kweWorld Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), imboni yezokuvakasha nokuvakasha yaseKenya inesibopho se-15.3% yazo zonke izimpahla ezithunyelwa ngaphandle kanye no-8.9% wawo wonke umsebenzi. Kuphinde kube umkhakha ukuthi WTTC ibikezela ukuthi izoqhubeka nokukhula ngo-6% ngonyaka kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo.

Abanikazi bamahhotela bamagange ukusizakala ngombono omuhle wezokuvakasha waseKenya. Ucwaningo lwakamuva olwenziwa yi-W Hospitality luveza ukuthi ipayipi lamahhotela elinophawu lwezwe lisendaweni eyishumi ehamba phambili e-Afrika njengoba enamagumbi angu-3,453 athuthukiswayo asabalaliswe phezu kwamahhotela angu-19.

Ngokuhambisa indawo njalo eminyakeni embalwa, i-AHIF inikeze izinzuzo zezomnotho eziqondile emadolobheni ahlukahlukene ase-Afrika. Ucwaningo lwakamuva lwezomnotho olwenziwa uGrant Thornton luveze ukuthi ukusingatha i-AHIF kuletha, ngokwesilinganiso, isigidi samadola ekuhlomuleni ngokuqondile emnothweni wasekhaya, enye inzuzo eyizigidi ezingu-1.4 zamaRandi njengenzuzo engaqondile kanye nesamba esikhulu sezibalo eziyisithupha sentela kuhulumeni. I-AHIF iphinde yasiza ekukhangiseni izindawo ezithuthuke kakhulu emphakathini wokutshala imali emahhotela. Ngonyaka wezi-2017 nangowezi-2016, le ngqungquthela yayibanjelwe eKigali, lapho yayihanjelwe yizithunywa ezibalelwa ku-500 ezivela emazweni angama-41 (okukhona kuwo angama-22 kwakungabase-Afrika), okuhlanganisa nenqwaba yezikhulu eziphezulu zezinkampani ezinkulu zezivakashi. Ngaphambilini, ibibanjelwe e-Addis Ababa nangaphambi kwalokho eNairobi naseCasablanca.

I-AHIF ihlelwa umgqugquzeli womcimbi womhlaba wonke i-Bench Events, enomlando omude wokuletha izingqungquthela nezinkundla zokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela aphambili kulo lonke elaseYurophu, eMpumalanga Ephakathi, e-Afrika, e-Asia naseLatin America. Izingqungquthela zaminyaka yonke ezihamba phambili ezimakethe zihlanganisa i-Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) e-Dubai, manje onyakeni wayo we-13, i-Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (AHTIC), The Russia Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (RHTIC) kanye neLatin American Hotel & Izingqungquthela Zokutshalwa Kwezokuvakasha (SAHIC).

U-Jonathan Worsley, uSihlalo we-Bench Events uphethe ngokuthi: “I-Kenya iqhubekele phambili kakhulu kusukela i-AHIF yagcina lapha ngo-2013. Ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kwengqalasizinda kuguqula ezokuxhumana kanye nokufinyeleleka. Lokho kumele kuzithakasele izithunywa zethu futhi sikubheke ngabomvu ukukubona mathupha.”

Mayelana ne-Tourism Finance Corporation (TFC)

I-TFC ikhona ukuze ithuthukise futhi ihlukanise imboni yezokuvakasha yaseKenya ngokuhlinzeka ngohlu lwezinsizakalo zokweluleka nezezimali kubatshalizimali kumabhizinisi ahlobene nezokuvakasha. Umbono wayo ukuba iDevelopment Financial Institution (DFI) ehamba phambili nethembeke kakhulu ehlinzeka ngezinsiza zezimali ezithengekayo nezifinyelelekayo kanye nezinsizakalo zokweluleka kubatshalizimali bezokuvakasha.

Mayelana ne-Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF)

I-AHIF iyingqungquthela ephambili yokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela e-Afrika, eheha abanikazi bamahhotela abaningi abaqavile bamazwe ngamazwe, abatshalizimali, abezimali, izinkampani zabaphathi kanye nabeluleki bazo. Ihlelwe yi-Bench Events (www.benchevents.com), onomlando omude wokuletha izingqungquthela nezinkundla zokutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela aphambili kulo lonke elaseYurophu, eMpumalanga Ephakathi, e-Afrika, e-Asia naseLatin America. Inhloso ye-Bench Events inika amandla ukuchuma ngokwenza lula ukukhula, inethiwekhi, kanye nobuholi bemicabango embonini yokwamukela izihambi emhlabeni jikelele.