"Lena yinkunzi ephelele," kusho umthombo ojwayelekile wezindiza ovela eNairobi lapho ecelwa ukuba aphawule ngemibiko yokuthi iJambojet ibalule izinkinga zemigwaqo yezindiza eLamu nase-Ukunda njengesizathu esiyinhloko sokunciphisa izindiza.
“Bavele benza ngokweqisa. Ukuya nsuku zonke eMalindi ngesikhathi iKenya Airways isanda kunyusa izindiza zibe kabili ngosuku bekungahlangani kahle futhi okubi kakhulu ukungaxazululwa kahle kwethrafikhi engase ibe khona kulesi sikhathi phakathi kweNairobi neMalindi,” kwenezela umthombo, kanti omunye ungene emgwaqeni ngokuphakamisa. : “Kukhona abanye abandizela eLamu nase-Ukunda besebenzisa i-Dash-8 noma i-ATR. Ngicabanga ukuthi iqiniso liwukuthi bafuna ukusebenzisa i-Q400 yabo abayiqashile manje ukuze bandize e-Eldoret naseKisumu futhi abanawo amandla okundiza kabili ngosuku ukuya Ukunda noma nsuku zonke ukuya eMalindi noma nsuku zonke ukuya eLamu. Mhlawumbe babenethemba elikhulu ekuqageleni kwabo kwethrafikhi futhi manje bakhokha inani futhi badla uphaya ophansi. Lokhu kumane nje kuyindaba yokuncintisana edonsa kanzima.”
Inkampani yezindiza inciphise izindiza eziya eLamu zisuka kweziyisi-7 ngesonto zaya kwezingu-3 kuphela ngesonto, zisebenza ngoLwesihlanu, ngeSonto nangoMsombuluko kuphela. Intuthuko ibingakaqokwa abezindaba abajwayelekile baseKenya kuze kube manje. Ngaleso sikhathi, eminye imithombo yayikhuluma ngokungakabi khona kwethrafikhi eyanele edalwe iphrojekthi ezayo ye-LAPSSET, leyo, ngaphandle kokwakhiwa kwechweba elisha lolwandle, okuhlanganisa nojantshi wesitimela, ipayipi, nothelawayeka osuka eLamu uye enyakatho yeKenya ngaphambi kokudlulela eNingizimu. I-Sudan ne-Ethiopia.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinombolo zabavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe zazisephansi, kuyilapho abantu bendawo ngokuvamile behamba ngezimpelasonto ezinde nangamaholide esikole ezingane kodwa hhayi kangako ngaphandle kwalezi zikhathi zesikhathi.
