(eTN) - Ngemuva kwezinxushunxushu zezombusazwe eKenya, ezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Afrika ziphinde zathuthuka ngokuthula ngenxa yezindlela ezinhle esifundeni naphezu kokukhanselwa okumbalwa okubonwe izinkampani ezimbalwa ze-safari.
Ukwesaba udlame eKenya, i-East Africa ehamba phambili ngezivakashi, akusabonakali kubavakashi abavakashela i-East Africa njengendawo yokuvakasha, isimo sake sahlasela izivakashi ezivakashele lesi sifunda ngesonto eledlule.
Iziqiwu zezilwane zasendle zaseKenya nezinye izindawo zabavakashi njengamanje zijabulela ukuthula okukhulu njengoba izivakashi zichitha isikhathi sazo njengenjwayelo zingenalo uvalo lokungqubuzana okungenzeka ezindaweni zezivakashi.
Amapaki ahamba phambili aseKenya e-Tsavo, Amboseli, Maasai Mara naseNaivasha anezivakashi ezijabulela ukubuka izilwane zasendle ngenxa yokwesaba kuyilapho zixhumana nemiphakathi yendawo ngendlela enobungane.
ETanzania, indawo ekhulayo ethembele kakhulu eKenya ezicini eziningi ibone ukukhanselwa okuthile kwezivakashi ezihlelelwe ukuhlala eNairobi naseMombassa emlenzeni wazo wokuqala wokuvakashela izindawo zezivakashi zaseMpumalanga Afrika.
ITanzania isivule yonke imingcele yayo ngamaveni ezivakashi namabhasi abagibeli abheke emadolobheni aseKenya, naphezu kwezokuphepha ezinzima emngceleni ojwayelekile.
Ababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha eTanzania phambilini bazwakalise ukushaqeka kwabo ngemuva kokubona izinkomba kusenesikhathi zokuhoxiswa kokuvakasha kwezivakashi ebezibekelwe ukuvakashela eTanzania kule nyanga ngemuva kokuthi izinxushunxushu zezombusazwe ezisakazwe kakhulu eKenya zihlasele imithombo yabezindaba yaseMelika neminye imithombo yezivakashi.
Isimo saseKenya nokho salimaza imboni yezokuvakasha kuso sonke isifunda saseMpumalanga Afrika ngemuva kokusabalala kwemibiko yokubulawa kwabantu nezibhelu emadolobheni amakhulu aseKenya iNairobi neMombassa kwabezindaba zaseYurophu nase-USA.
Unobhala oMkhulu weTanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO), okuyinhlangano eyisambulela yabavakashi abazimele eTanzania, uMnu. Moustapha Akunaay, uthe inhlangano yakhe ibihlola umthelela wodlame lwezepolitiki lwaseKenya kwezokuvakasha zaseTanzania.
“Sinezivakashi eziningi ezingena eTanzania zidlula eKenya, kodwa angikwazi ukusho isibalo esiqondile. Amalungu ososeshini wethu adlula amakhasimende awo emngceleni nsuku zonke kodwa akukho datha engiyitholayo,” kusho u-Akunaay.
“Zimbalwa izivakashi ezesulwa izivakashi eNairobi kanye nalabo abebehlele ukuvakashela eTanzania kodwa abazi ukuthi iKenya neTanzania yizifundazwe ezihlukene,” kusho yena.
Izibalo zibonisa ukuthi phakathi kwamaphesenti angu-66 kuya kwangu-75 ezivakashi zaminyaka yonke ezivakashela enyakatho yeTanzania, okuyingqophamlando yemboni yezokuvakasha yaleli zwe, zingena ngemingcele yaseKenya noma ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseKenya.
ITanzania yathola izivakashi ezingaphezu kuka-750,000 ngonyaka odlule futhi yangenisa imali elinganiselwa ku-US$950 million, ngokusho kweTanzania Tourist Board (TTB) engaphansi kukahulumeni.
Isikhulu esiphezulu seRanger Safaris Limited, uMnu. Abbas Moledina, sithe ukugxambukela kwezepolitiki eKenya kube nomthelela omubi kwezokuvakasha eTanzania ngoba iningi labavakashi lidla amaholidi phakathi kweKenya, iTanzania ne-Indian Ocean Island of Zanzibar.
“IKenya iwuzibuthe odonsa izivakashi futhi lapho ithintekile, yonke i-East Africa ihlola iphilisi. Isimo esikhona eKenya sizosithinta, futhi sizohlukumezeka kakhulu ngaphandle uma kugcinwa ukuthula ezweni,” utshele i-eTN.
"Sike sahlupheka nge-El Nino edlule, futhi siyibonile imiphumela yezingxabano zezizwe zaseLikoni kanye nokuhlasela kwamaphekula eMpumalanga Afrika phakathi neminyaka eyishumi edlule, manje sesibheka udlame lwezombusazwe kumakhelwane wethu ongase abe izivakashi," kusho uMnu Moledina.
Uthe inkampani yakhe, engomunye wabaphathi abakhulu nabahamba phambili ngokuphatha izivakashi e-East Africa, ibone ukwesulwa izikhathi eziyisikhombisa kuze kube nguJanuwari 2, kulindeleke ukuthi ithole okwengeziwe ngaphambi kwempelasonto.
"Sithanda ukubona ukuthula okukhona eKenya futhi sibone abezindaba abakhulu baseNtshonalanga beveza isimo sangempela eMpumalanga Afrika esikhundleni sezithombe ezikhathazayo ezingathusa izivakashi ukuthi zize lapha," wengeza.
Amaveni ezivakashi abehamba phakathi kweKenya neTanzania awakwazanga ukungena ezweni ngalinye ngemuva kokuvalwa kwemingcele yezindawo kanye nezokuphepha ziqiniswe emingceleni ngesonto eledlule.
Owake waba ngusihlalo weTanzania Confederation of Tourism (TCT) uMnu. Nathani Takim uthe yize kunerekhodi lokukhanselwa kwezivakashi, kunezivakashi eziza ngqo eTanzania kodwa isimo esikhona eKenya sizolimaza ezokuvakasha kuso sonke isifunda saseMpumalanga Afrika, uma siyekwa siqhubeke. .
Izindiza ezinkulu ziphakela izivakashi eTanzania zidlula eNairobi kanti ukuntuleka kokuthula eKenya kungaba inhlekelele kwezokuvakasha kwesifunda ngoba abavakashi abangaba abavakashi bazokweqa ukuvakashela eMpumalanga Afrika okumanje ngaphansi kwephakeji elihlanganyelwe lokumaketha ezokuvakasha.
Izinkampani zezindiza zomhlaba wonke ezihlanganisa iNorthwest Airlines, iDelta, iVirgin Atlantic kanye ne-Air France ziletha isibalo esikhulu sabavakashi bezinga lamazwe ngamazwe eMpumalanga Afrika, ezifika eNairobi, ngaphandle kwezivakashi zamaholide asogwini ezifika ngqo eTanzania kanye nalabo abangena ngezindiza ezimbalwa zamazwe ngamazwe ezinamahhovisi enhloko-dolobha yayo. eDar es Salaam.
"Sitshela umhlaba ukuthi izivakashi azibhekisiwe ezingxabanweni zaseKenya ngaphandle kokuhlukana kwezizwe," esho.
Umqondisi ophethe iLions Safari International Limited uMnu. Alfred Leo uthe iNairobi ibe yindawo ebaluleke kakhulu kwezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Afrika lapho ukuxhumana okuhle kwenziwa ngeKenya Airways.
Uthe isexwayiso sikaHulumeni wase-US ngezakhamizi zakhe ezihlela ukuvakashela eKenya singaba nomthelela omubi kuwo wonke umkhakha wezokuvakasha wesifunda. Ukungqubuzana okwengeziwe eKenya kungabulala kakhulu ezokuvakasha e-Tanzania, futhi seluleka ohulumeni bezifunda ukuthi bakhe izinhlelo zokumaketha ezingasiza ekwakheni isithombe esihle sesifunda.
Babalelwa ku-600 abantu asebeshonile ngenxa yezinxushunxushu ezilandela ukuvota kokuphela konyaka eKenya njengoba babalelwa ku-250,000 okusatshwa ukuthi bashiywe dengwane ngenxa yalolu dlame.
Ukukhangisa kanye nezeluleko zokuvakasha kuyithinte kakhulu ezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Afrika. Ezokuvakasha zingenisa imali enkulu kakhulu eKenya, zingenisa imali elinganiselwa ku-$1bn ngonyaka - ngaphezu kokuthengiswa kwetiye netiye kuhlangene.
Izivakashi ezivakashela eKenya ziphindeke kabili eminyakeni emithathu edlule, kodwa ababambiqhaza bakhathazekile ngesimo samanje, naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi, zonke izindawo zezivakashi ezivame ukuvakashela eKenya ziphephile futhi zingaphandle kwezindawo zokungqubuzana kwezizwe.
