Konke akuhambi kahle emapaki njengoba izivakashi ziqhubeka

NgoNovemba odlule, uGeorge Gaiti wavula isitolo sezikhumbuzo, i-Mega Gift Shop, ekugcineni kwesakhiwo saseNairobi National Park. Kubonakale nakubashayeli basemgwaqeni ophithizelayo uLangata.

Imodeli yakhe yebhizinisi bekuwukunikeza izivakashi zasekhaya nezakwamanye amazwe indawo yokuphumula futhi zijabulele ifa lemvelo laseKenya kuvulandi kuyilapho niphuza ikhofi noma itiye.

Ukubhekelela wonke umuntu kusukela ezinganeni ezithola imali engu-R10 kuya kwabadala nemali engaphezu kuka-R10,000 XNUMX, leli bhizinisi belibheke phezulu ikakhulukazi ngenyanga yokuqala nasekuqaleni kukaDisemba.

“Besilindele ukudlondlobala kulo nyaka, esikhundleni salokho sathuka izimpilo zethu,” kusho uMnu Gaiti ekhuluma ngodlame lwangemva kokhetho.

UMnu Gaiti ubelindele imbuyiselo enhle ngotshalomali lwakhe ngoJanuwari ukuze akhokhele ukwakhiwa kanye nezikweletu ayezithathile ukuze aqale ibhizinisi.

Kuze kube manje, usevele wadiliza abasebenzi abayisithupha ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwebhizinisi okwalandela ukhetho lukaDisemba.

Ukudla sekuyabiza ikakhulukazi amazambane asetshenziselwa ukulungisa ama-chips intandokazi yezingane ezivakashela epaki ngezimpelasonto.

Manje, iMega Gift Shop, njengamabhizinisi amaningi ancike emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, sibhekene nekusasa elifiphele.

Kulinganiselwa ukuthi amaphesenti angama-80 ezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ashiye izwe njengoba udlame lunyakazisa amadolobha amakhulu kanjalo nabatshalizimali.

UGaiti wayethembele kumtshali-zimali we-forex Bureau owayefuna ukuqasha ingxenye yezakhiwo. Naye wahamba.

Njengoba ibhizinisi lakhe lincike kubavakashi abavakashela eNairobi Safari Walk kanye naseNdaweni Yezintandane Yezilwane eLang'ata, ibhizinisi likaMnu Gaiti liyisibonelo esivivinyayo sokuphazamiseka komnotho amabhizinisi amaningi abhekene nakho. Nabo balahlekelwa kakhulu.

Idatha yangesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule manje ikhombisa ukuthi izivakashi zasekhaya nezakwamanye amazwe ezivakashele ikhaya lezintandane zehle ngamaphesenti angama-38 kanti iSafari Walk ibone ukwehla ngamaphesenti angama-61. Ukuvakasha kweNairobi National Park kwehle ngamaphesenti angama-45.

Amapaki neziqiwi kulo lonke izwe nakho kuye kwaba nenkinga enkulu, ikakhulukazi lezo ezisezindaweni eziseNtshonalanga naseRift Valley. Ngesinye isikhathi, iLake Nakuru National Park yaqopha imali engenayo engu-Sh2,000 lapho ngokuvamile ingenisa ngaphezu kwe-Sh1 million nsuku zonke.

Lolu dlame alugcinanga ngokuqeda umkhankaso wokukhangisa weKenya Wildlife Service owenze wazuza inzuzo engu-R2 bhiliyoni nyakenye kodwa ulimaze namabhizinisi athembele ezivakashini.

IRangers Restaurant eseNairobi National Park ilahlekelwe ngamaphesenti angama-30 kuye kwangama-35 ebhizinisi layo. Yabuye yavulwa ngoMeyi 2007 ngemuva kwengxabano ende enkantolo eyadonsa unyaka nesigamu phakathi kwe-KWS nomqashi wangaphambili. Ngaphansi kwabaphathi abasha, ibikulungele ukungena ngokugcwele emakethe yezokuvakasha kulo nyaka.

Phakathi nenkathi ephezulu yezivakashi, izinkampani zokuvakasha bezigcina amatafula ukuze amakhasimende azo adle isidlo sasemini ngaphambi noma ngemva kokushayela kwegeyimu.

Ezinhlelweni zonyaka, indawo yokudlela ibifuna ukwethula “Isidlo sasekuseni saseBush” kubavakashi abafike ekuseni kakhulu. Babezolandwa esikhumulweni sezindiza futhi basebenzise iSango Elisempumalanga lepaki elikuMombasa Road, babezothola ithuba lokubuka izilwane zasendle futhi ngemva kwalokho badle isidlo sasekuseni kwenye yezindawo zepikiniki epaki.

“Besifuna babone ukuthi iKenya izokunikezani, kodwa lolo hlelo luhlehlisiwe,” kusho uMnu Christopher Kirwa, umphathi.

Ngokungafani noMnu Gaiti, indawo yokudlela bekungadingeki ukuthi ixoshe noma yisiphi isisebenzi, kepha abakayisebenzisi okwamanje. Abasebenzi abangu-60 abaqashwe ngokugcwele bayasiza ekuhlinzekeni imicimbi yezinkampani kanye nabantu bendawo, asebephenduke umgogodla webhizinisi.

Indawo edume kakhulu ngempelasonto yemindeni kanye nasebusuku ezinyonini zothando. Ayinayo ithelevishini futhi umculo ugcinwa uphansi ukugwema ukuphazamiseka.

“Izicelo eziningi zomshado zenzeka lapha,” kusho uMnu Kirwa ngokuchichima.

Womabili amabhizinisi aphinde agxilisa amasu awo ukuze asinde kulezi zikhathi ezinzima. UMnu Gaiti ubheke ukukhulisa ama-oda kuwebhusayithi yakhe.

Uyazi ukuthi abaculi nezingcweti asebenze nazo iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu edlule zithembele kuyena ukuthi zizodayisa.

Khonamanjalo, ukuvinjelwa kokuvakasha kwakamuva kuphoqe abe-Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ukuthi behlise isabelomali njengokwenziwa kwezimoto zesimanjemanje. Isebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuze ibhizinisi lihambe ngendlela.

Ngokusho kukaWilson Korir, isekela lomqondisi we-KWS, bazoqhubeka nokumaketha lesi sikhungo ngesikhathi bemaketha ngenkani ngeKenya Tourism Board (KTB) ukuze bazise abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe ukuthi ngaphakathi kwamapaki kuphephile.

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