ITanzania iphikise ukuqaliswa kwesivumelwano somthetho we-East African Community (EAC) wokumaketha okuhlanganyelwe kwezokuvakasha kwesifunda sase-East Africa Tourism njengendawo eyodwa.
Njengoba iphoqeleka ukuthi iqhubekele phambili, iTanzania yaphoqeleka ukuba kube nezinguquko kumthethonqubo womphakathi waseMpumalanga Afrika wezokuvakasha kanye nezilwane zasendle odinga amazwe angamalungu ukuthi amakethe le bloc yesifunda njengendawo ehlangene yezivakashi.
Iphrothokholi yezokuvakasha nezilwane zasendle eyamukelwa eminyakeni eyisikhombisa edlule ayizange isetshenziswe ngemuva kokuba iTanzania ilokhu ifuna izinguquko ukuze izwe ngalinye limakethe imikhiqizo yalo yezivakashi, ikakhulukazi izilwane zasendle nezinye izinto ezikhangayo, okuhlanganisa iMount Kilimanjaro ngayodwana.
Ngaphansi kwezinkulumo-mpikiswano ezishisayo, ithimba likaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Womphakathi WaseMpumalanga Afrika elahlangana edolobheni lezivakashi elisenyakatho yeTanzania, i-Arusha, livumile ukuchibiyela umthetho ovune iTanzania neBurundi obuphusha izinguquko.
I-Kenya, i-Uganda, ne-Rwanda azigcinile izikhundla zawo zokungaguquli umthetho olandelwayo noma umthetho-sisekelo wezilwane zasendle nezokuvakasha owagunyazwa umkhandlu wongqongqoshe eminyakeni eyisikhombisa edlule kodwa ahlala ethule ngemuva kokuba iTanzania igcine isikhundla sayo sokumaketha izindawo zayo ezibalulekile zezivakashi ngaphansi kwefulegi layo.
ITanzania iphikise ukuqaliswa kwesahluko sohlaka lwephrothokholi esidinga ukuthi wonke amazwe angabambisani amakethe i-East African Community bloc njengendawo eyodwa yezivakashi ngaphambi kwezimakethe zezokuvakasha zamazwe ngamazwe, ikakhulukazi eYurophu, e-United States, e-Australia, naseNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia lapho iningi labavakashi livakashela khona. kutholwe.
UNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo Nezokuvakasha eTanzania, uDkt. Hamisi Kigwangala, ubelokhu emile eTanzania futhi wathi izwe ngalinye eliyilungu kufanele ligcine ubunjalo balo lapho limaketha imikhiqizo nemisebenzi yalo yezivakashi.
Umhlangano Wongqongqoshe Womkhakha Wesishiyagalombili ubuse-Arusha ngesonto eledlule lapho uNgqongqoshe wase-Uganda Wezokuvakasha, Izilwane Zasendle Nezasendulo, uMnu. Ephraim Kamuntu, nabamele iKenya, iRwanda, neBurundi.
U-Kigwangala uthe iTanzania ibilokhu ibheka izinguquko kulo mthetho ukuze ivikele izivakashi zayo ngenxa yokuvelela nobukhulu.
“ITanzania ilawula indawo enkulu yomhlaba wayo ogcinelwe ukuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle kanye nemvelo emaphesentini angu-32 omhlaba wonke, kuyilapho iKenya yayibeke amaphesenti angu-7 kuphela omhlaba ukuze kulondolozwe izilwane zasendle nemvelo,” kusho uKigwangala.
Cishe amakhilomitha-skwele ayizi-300,000 kumakhilomitha-skwele ayizi-945,000, noma indawo yonke yaseTanzania, ibekelwe ukongiwa kwezilwane zasendle nemvelo, okuhlanganisa amahlathi namaxhaphozi.
Kunamapaki ezwe angu-16 eTanzania ahlanganisa i-50,000 sq. km. yomhlaba, kuyilapho iSelous Game Reserve ithatha indawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-54,000. Indawo yonke - cishe i-300,000 sq. km. - ilondolozwe neziqiwi, izindawo zezilwane zasendle ezivulekile, namahlathi.
Isigaba 115(1-3) kanye nese-116 sesivumelwano soMphakathi WaseMpumalanga Afrika sithi le nhlangano ingasungula izinqubomgomo, amasu, nezinye izindlela zokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha kuyilapho izwe ngalinye lihlala lingumgadi nomqondisi oyinhloko wazo zonke izilwane zasendle nezokuvakasha ngaphakathi kwemingcele yayo.
I-Mount Kilimanjaro eTanzania kanye nama-gorilla asezintabeni e-Rwanda nase-Uganda yizona zindawo eziheha izivakashi ezingatholakali kwamanye amazwe angamalungu. Izinto ezi-2 ezidumile ezikhangayo yizithombe zezivakashi Zomphakathi WaseMpumalanga Afrika ezidonsela izivakashi ezisezingeni eliphezulu esifundeni.
IKenya kanye neTanzania bebeyizimbangi zamabhizinisi ezivakashi ku-East African Community bloc. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi cishe amaphesenti angu-30 kuya kwangu-40 ezivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-1.3 ezivakashela eTanzania unyaka ngamunye zidlula eSikhumulweni Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe SaseJomo Kenyatta (JKIA) eNairobi ngaphambi kokuba zidlulele eziqiwini zaseTanzania esifundeni esisenyakatho.
ITanzania ihehe abavakashi abayizigidi eziyi-1.3 abafake isamba samaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-2.2 ngonyaka odlule.
