Abavakashi abanesizungu bajabulela indawo eyengeziwe eziqiwini zaseKenya

I-SAMBURU GAME RESERVE, Kenya - Umugqa wamabhentshi angenalutho eceleni kwe-pool unwebeka eduze kwesivakashi sodwa endaweni yokulala kanokusho eKenya ngemuva kwesiphithiphithi sangemva kokuvota okunqamule uhambo oluya kwenye yezindawo ezidume kakhulu emhlabeni.

"Besithemba ngempela ukuthi uhambo lwethu ngeke lukhanselwe," kusho isivakashi saseCanada u-Debbie Shillitto, ezilula endaweni yaso yokuphumula esiqiwini iSamburu, amakhilomitha angaba ngu-250 (amamayela angu-155) enyakatho yenhloko-dolobha iNairobi.

Ungomunye wabavakashi abayivelakancane abangalikhanselanga iholide lakhe lesizini ephezulu lokuya eKenya.

Iningi lamakamelo angu-62 alinalutho endaweni yokulala, eseduze nomfula ogcwele izingwenya emathafeni abanzi aseSamburu.

“Akekho ozimisele ngokubhukha kabusha,” kusho u-Paul Chaulo, umphathi weSamburu Serena lodge. "Besicabange ukuthi kuzohlala imibhede engu-69%, manje sesihlala amaphesenti angu-15 ngenyanga kaJanuwari."

Izibhelu ezivimbe eminye yemigwaqo emikhulu yaseKenya nazo zanqamula izinto eziya kule ndawo, nokuphoqe lesi sikhungo - esesivele sikhungethwe yimali ephansi - ukuthi sisebenzise izithuthi zendiza ezibizayo ukuletha izinhlinzeko.

UShillitto wadlula nezivimbamgwaqo ukuze afike kule ndawo ngemuva kwezinsuku kuqubuke izibhelu kulo lonke elaseKenya ngenxa yombango wokhetho lukamongameli lwangoDisemba 27.

Nakuba lezi zinxushunxushu bezigxile ezindaweni ezithile, ikakhulukazi entshonalanga yezwe kanye nemijondolo yenhloko-dolobha, ukwesaba ukuphepha okubangelwa udlame kuthinte cishe wonke amahhotela nezindawo zokulala esikhathini esingaphansi kwamasonto amabili.

Kodwa uShillitto uthi uzizwa edabukile esikhundleni sokwesaba.

“Sizibukile izindaba, okuningi kubuhlungu kakhulu. Kusiphathe kabi ukushona kwabantu abaningi.”

Kwashona okungenani abangu-600 kwathi ikota yesigidi yasala dengwane ngenxa yokungqubuzana okwabangelwa isimemezelo sangoDisemba 30 sokuthi uMengameli Mwai Kibaki usephinde waqokwa esikhundleni phakathi kwezinsolo zokukhwabanisa nezinsolo zomholi weqembu eliphikisayo uRaila Odinga zokuthi uphucwe ukunqoba.

Okwamanje, umshikashika wezepolitiki usekhona, kanye nezeluleko zokuvakasha zamazwe ngamazwe ezixwayisa izivakashi ukuthi zingahambi.

“Sikhuluma ngokuhoxiswa kusukela ngoJanuwari kuze kube sekupheleni konyaka,” kusho uChaulo, wengeza ngokuthi okwamanje bazophoqeleka ukuthi bathumele abasebenzi abayitoho emakhaya.

Abaningi baxwayisa ngokuthi ezokuvakasha - eziholela eKenya cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyinkulungwane ngonyaka - zingahlala ziboshiwe isikhathi eside.

Endaweni yokulondoloza iMasaai Mara eningizimu yeNairobi, egudla umngcele weTanzania kanye neSerengeti, inhloko yeKenya Association of Tour Operators, uDuncan Muriuki, ubikezela ukuthi ikusasa lifiphele.

“Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uzobona amahhotela engenalutho,” usho kanje njengoba ehamba nge-jeep ezungeza lesi siqiwi.

"Izeluleko zokuvakasha zizosibulala ngempela."

Inhloko yeMasaai Mara Conservancy, uBrian Heath, uyavuma.

“Abaningi bethu abaqondi ukuthi (udlame) luyicekele phansi ngokushesha imboni yezokuvakasha,” usho kanje.

IKenya Tourism Federation ithe ngoLwesihlanu amahhotela alahlekelwe cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-60 (ama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-40) ngokukhanselwa kuze kube manje kule nyanga ngenxa yokwesaba ukuphepha.

Kepha okwamanje, idlanzana labavakashi abasele emahhotela nezindawo zokulala ezishiywe abantu abaningi bathi bayakuthokozela ukuzola nokunakwa kakhulu abakutholayo.

“Angizizwa ngisengozini nhlobo,” kusho uBriton Steve Burgin, ekupheleni kweholide lamasonto amabili nomkakhe eMasaai Mara.

“Akukho okunye esikucabangayo ngaphandle kwalokho,” uyanezela, egqolozele endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi ehhotela.

Emuva eSamburu, uShilito uyavuma.

Uthi: “Sikuthola konke ukunakwa. “Kungenza ngizizwe ngikhethekile.”

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