Uhlelo oluvulekile lwe-visa lusiza iKenya ekuvakasheni kwase-East Africa kwezokuvakasha

IKenya imi njengendawo ehamba phambili yezivakashi yezokuvakasha zaseMpumalanga Afrika, ikhombisa izinzuzo zohlelo lwe-visa evulekile nemingcele evulekile yezivakashi ezivela emazweni angomakhelwane.

Ukufika kwabavakashi eKenya bevela kwezinye izifundazwe eziseMpumalanga Afrika kukhule ngokuqinile eminyakeni emithathu edlule ngohlelo lwe-visa oluvulelekile olwaqalwa yiKenya ukugqugquzela ukuhamba esifundeni sase-East Africa.

Imibiko evela eMnyangweni Wezokuvakasha eNairobi ithe bekuhlangene izivakashi ezingama-95,845 ezivela e-Uganda, eTanzania naseRwanda ngonyaka odlule, zisuka ku-80,841 XNUMX ngonyaka owedlule.

Ngo-2015, kwakunezivakashi ezingama-58,032 ezafika eKenya zivela kulezi zifundazwe ezingomakhelwane.

"I-Uganda ihamba phambili ohlwini lwezimakethe zaseKenya ezihamba phambili e-Afrika, ikhule ngo-20.6% yaya ku-61,542," kusho uMnyango Wezokuvakasha eKenya embikweni wokusebenza komkhakha wawo ngonyaka odlule.

ITanzania, ebambisene kakhulu nebhizinisi neKenya, ibinezivakashi ezingama-21,110 ezisayine eKenya, zaqopha amaphesenti angu-21.8 amahle ngonyaka odlule zaba ngu-21,110 2016 uma kuqhathaniswa nango-12,193. Izivakashi ezisuka eRwanda zikhuphuke zaya ku-2017 11,658 ngo-XNUMX zisuka ku-XNUMX XNUMX ngonyaka odlule.

I-Uganda ibone isabelo sayo kubavakashi baseKenya abafike cishe cishe kabili eminyakeni emithathu eyedlule.

Imininingwane eyenziwe wuMnyango Wezokuvakasha eKenya ikhombise ukuthi i-Uganda iyimakethe yesithathu emikhulu yezokuvakasha eKenya ngesabelo sonke samaphesenti angama-6.4 ngonyaka owedlule uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti angu-3.9 ngonyaka ka-2015 no-5.8 wamaphesenti ngo-2016.

I-East Africa isebenzise i-visa eyodwa yezivakashi kusukela ngoFebhuwari 2014. Le visa yenza izivakashi ezihambela eKenya, e-Uganda naseRwanda ukuthi zihambe kuwo wonke amazwe angamalungu ezifunda ezi-3 zisebenzisa imvume eyodwa engatholwa kunoma yiliphi kulawa mazwe.

ITanzania neBurundi abafakiwe kuhlelo lwama-visa avulekile, kepha izinhlangano zamabhizinisi nezokuvakasha phakathi kweNairobi namadolobha aseTanzania - ikakhulukazi i-Arusha, iMwanza, neDar es Salaam - beziqopha ukukhula ngokushesha.

Umnikelo wabavakashi abafika bevela eMpumalanga Afrika usize ukukhulisa bonke abavakashi baseKenya abafinyelela kwizigidi eziyi-1.47 ngonyaka odlule, besuka ezigidini eziyi-1.34 ngo-2016 yize izibalo zahlala zingaphansi kwesibalo esiphakeme sika-1.83 million ngo-2011, kubika imibiko.

Lokhu kukhuphuka kwemali etholwe yiKenya kwezokuvakasha kweqa ngamaphesenti angama-20 ngonyaka odlule. Imali engenayo evela kwezokuvakasha, ongomunye wabahola kakhulu imali eKenya eceleni kwetiye nokulima, ifinyelele ku-Kshs120 billion ngo-2017, kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha uNajib Balala.

“IKenya iqine ngamandla ngonyaka wezi-2017 njengendawo okuyiwa kuyo kulandela ukubonakala kahle. Lokhu kufezeke yize bekumatasa ngenkathi yokhetho ebisongela ukwehlisa ijubane imisebenzi yezokuvakasha, ”kusho uMnu Balala.

Ambalwa amazwe ase-Afrika asebenzise uhlelo lwamahhala lwama-visa lwabavakashi abavela kwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika. ISeychelles, iNamibia, iGhana, iRwanda, iMauritius, iNigeria neBenin bonke sebemukele le nqubomgomo yokungavumeli ama-visa eminyakeni emibili edlule.

I-African Union ngonyaka ka-2016 nayo yethule ipasipoti yezwekazi njengengxenye yeqhinga lokukhuthaza imingcele evulekile.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, iCentral African Economic and Monetary Community muva nje nayo ifinyelele esivumelwaneni esibalulekile sokwenza uhambo phakathi kwamalungu ayisithupha ezifunda, ahlanganisa iCameroon, i-Equatorial Guinea, iCentral African Republic, iCongo-Brazzaville, iGabon, neChad, ngaphandle kwama-visa nokuhlanganiswa kwe i-Afrika emaphakathi iyinto engokoqobo.

Ukuhamba emazweni ase-Afrika kusalokhu kuyiphupho elibi kubavakashi abaningi bakwamanye amazwe abavela eMelika naseYurophu.

Amazwe ase-Afrika ukuthuthuka kwawo kwezokuvakasha bekuqhubeka futhi kusanyakaza ngendlela yomnenke futhi kwehlulekile ukwethula i-visa eyodwa kubavakashi bakwamanye amazwe abavakashela leli zwekazi, okuyisimo esenza ukuthi amathuba okukhula kwezokuvakasha zase-Afrika asele.

IRwanda iphakathi kwezwe lokuqala, futhi nesizwe esiphambili sase-Afrika, ukuxhasa inqubomgomo yama-visa eyodwa, ebheke ukwenza ezokuvakasha zibe umkhakha omqoka wezomnotho ezweni.