Imboni yezokuvakasha, eyayikhungethwe udlame lwangemva kokhetho, isicishe yasimama ngokugcwele ezingeni layo langaphambi koKhetho Lukazwelonke luka-2007.
Ukufika kwezokuvakasha kanye nokungena kwemali kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-90 kusukela ngonyaka odlule, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi imboni ibuyele ezinombolweni zangaphambi kodlame ngoMashi ozayo.
Ekhuluma eLamu Cultural Festival, ungqongqoshe wezokuVakasha uNajib Balala uthe ukusimama kuhlobene nokumaketha okunamandla kweKenya Tourist Board ezimakethe zase-Europe.
Abadlali kulo mkhakha babikezele ukuthi kuzoba nenani elikhulu lezivakashi phakathi nenkathi yasebusika yaseYurophu njengoba izivakashi zifika zizojabulela isimo sezulu esifudumele phakathi nenkathi yamaholide.
Inani lezindiza eziqashiwe eziya eMoi International Airport eMombasa kulindeleke ukuthi linyuke lifinyelele ku-30 ngesonto uma kuqhathaniswa namanje angu-20. Izinkampani zezindiza ezintsha eBelgium, Holland naseFrance, kanye ne-Ethiopian Airlines, zengeza izindiza eziya eMombasa.
“Ngiyajabula ukuthi imikhankaso yethu yokumaketha e-Europe nakwamanye amazwekazi isiqalile ukuthela izithelo ezinhle,” kusho uMnu Balala. Umkhakha usululeme ngamaphesenti angama-90”, futhi silindele ukusimama ngokuphelele ngoNdasa wonyaka ozayo. Sibone izindiza ezintsha ezivela e-Europe zethula izindiza eziqondile eziya eMombasa, futhi lokhu kukhuphule amanani ezivakashi. Ngenyanga ezayo silindele ukuthi amahhotela amaningi asoGwini agcwale izivakashi.”
Uhehe izinkulungwane
ILamu Cultural Festival kule mpelasonto ihehe izinkulungwane zabantu abavela ezweni kanye nasemhlabeni wonke.
Ungqongqoshe ubehambisana nongqongqoshe wezokuVakasha waseMorocco u-Mohamed Busaidy kanye namanxusa avela eFrance, Brazil naseMorocco.
UMnu Balala uncome izakhamuzi zaseLamu ngokuhlanganyela emkhosini wamasiko minyaka yonke, wathi ngeke nje ugcine isiko eliyingqayizivele lalesi siqhingi kodwa uzothuthukisa nezokuvakasha kule ndawo.
Usihlalo weLamu Culture Promotion Group uGhalib Alwy unxuse uhulumeni ukuthi asize izakhamuzi zigcine amasiko endawo.
UMnu Alwy uthe ngaphandle uma kwenziwa imizamo ebumbene ukuze kugcinwe amasiko iLamu eyamenyezelwa njengesizinda samagugu omhlaba we-UNESCO, isiko lingaqedwa ebalazweni lomhlaba ngokusabalalisa amandla angaphandle.
Izivakashi zithutheleka eLamu ukuzothokozela ukwakheka kwesiSwahili futhi zivakashele indawo yamagugu omhlaba.
INational Museums yaseKenya, ehlele lo mcimbi ngokwesekwa okubalulekile okuvela ezikhungweni zenxusa lakwamanye amazwe, isisungule uhlelo lwemidanso yesintu, imijaho yezimbongolo nemidondoshiya, imibukiso yezandla namakhonsathi omculo wesintu.
UMnu Balala uthe uhulumeni uhlela ukusungula ikolishi elisha lokuqeqesha ezokuvakasha ngasekuqaleni konyaka ozayo eVipingo esiFundeni saseKilifi lapho uhulumeni esethole khona umhlaba ongamahektha angama-60.
Uthe leli kolishi lizobizwa ngeRonald Ngala Utalii Academy ukuhlonipha iqhawe le-Independence ebelidabuka oGwini.
