Amazwe aseMpumalanga Afrika kanye namazwe angomakhelwane base-Afrika alindele isibalo esiphezulu sezivakashi ngesikhathi somcimbi Umhlangano Wezinhloko Zikahulumeni Zamazwe Ngamazwe (CHOGM) eRwanda evikini elizayo. Kuhlelelwe uJuni 20 kuya ku-26, i-CHOGM kulindeleke ukuthi ihehe izithunywa eziseqophelweni eliphezulu ezivela kumalungu e-Commonwealth kanye nabangewona amalungu futhi ikhulise iphothifoliyo yezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Afrika.
UNobhala Jikelele we-East African Community (EAC), uDkt Peter Mathuki, uthe kuleli sonto iKenya, iTanzania, i-Uganda neRwanda ngamalungu e-Commonwealth ngakho-ke, ukudingidwa, imigomo, kanye nokwenza kulo mhlangano kubalulekile ku-EAC. iblokhi yesifunda. Izifunda ezine ezisebenzisana ne-EAC zingamalungu e-Commonwealth.
“Kuyilungelo elikhulu.”
“Kodwa futhi iqiniso lokuthi sinalelo khono eMpumalanga Afrika lokusingatha umhlangano omkhulu kangaka, ngicabanga ukuthi kuyinto okufanele siziqhenye ngayo. I-Secretariat yethu izobamba iqhaza nakanjani,” kusho uDkt. Mathuki.
ITanzania isijoyine amanye amazwe angamalungu e-EAC namanye amazwe abambe iqhaza asuka e-Afrika nangaphandle kwezwekazi ukuze imakethe i-Afrika kuzo zonke izici zebhizinisi, ikakhulukazi imikhakha yezokuvakasha neyokwamukela izihambi.
Isithangami samabhizinisi we-commonwealth kulindeleke ukuthi sibe e-Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village ukuze sihehe abaholi bamabhizinisi besifunda abangaphezu kuka-300 abazothamela I-Commonwealth Business Forum, omunye wemicimbi emikhulu eseceleni phakathi ne-CHOGM. Umhlangano Wezinhloko Zohulumeni Zamazwe Ahlangene e-Kigali kulindeleke ukuthi uvule amasango amaningi emazweni aseMpumalanga naseNingizimu Afrika emhlabeni. Zingaphezu kuka-8 izihambeli, okuhlanganisa nabaholi abavela emazweni angama-000 okulindeleke ukuba bathamele.
Kuyi-CHOGM yesibili ukuthi ibanjelwe e-Afrika emlandweni weCommonwealth of Nations.
Umhlangano wokuqala onjalo e-Afrika wawuse-Entebbe, e-Uganda, eminyakeni eyi-15 edlule.
Amahhotela ezivakashi amaningana e-Kigali kanye nezindawo zomhlangano ezi-5 abekelwe ukusingatha izithunywa nabahlinzeki bezinsiza abenza okokugcina ukusingatha izithunywa nezivakashi ezizimele ngesonto elizayo, kusho imibiko evela eKigali. Zingaphezu kuka-5,000 9,000 izithunywa ezilindeleke emhlanganweni we-CHOGM kanti amagumbi angu-XNUMX XNUMX abekwe azosingatha kuwo, kubika iRwanda Development Board (RDB).
Izindawo eziqinisekisiwe zokusingatha umcimbi we-CHOGM zihlanganisa i-Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) enendawo yokuhlala yabahlanganyeli abangu-2,600 nezindawo zokupaka ezingu-650. I-KCC inehholo le-square-metres elingu-1,257 elinamazinga amabili aklanyelwe izinkomfa ezinkulu, amakhonsathi, nemihlangano. Indawo futhi inamagumbi okuphumula ebhizinisi akhethekile, amabha, nezindawo zokudlela. Le ndawo inamahholo okuhlangana angu-12 angakwazi ukusingatha imicimbi eminingi, enenani eliphelele lezindawo zokuhlala ezingu-10,000 ezinamakamelo omhlangano ngamunye asuka ku-10 kuya ku-3,200 abantu.
I-Kigali Marriott Hotel ibalwe phakathi kwezindawo zokusingatha i-CHOGM. Ihhotela linamagumbi enkomfa angu-13 akwazi ukusingatha abantu abangaphezu kuka-650 lilinye. I-Serena Kigali Hotel, elinye lamahhotela ezinkanyezi ezi-5 eRwanda linamagumbi okuhlangana nawenkomfa akwazi ukusingatha imicimbi eyahlukene. Ine-ballroom enezihlalo ezingu-800, ihholo elinezihlalo ezingu-500, namakamelo okuhlangana angu-3 angakwazi ukuhlalisa abantu abangaphezu kuka-900. I-M-Hotel evule izinsiza zayo ze-hospitality ngonyaka odlule izibekele ukusingatha izivakashi ngesikhathi se-CHOGM. Amakamelo enkomfa ehhotela angahlalisa abantu abangaphezu kuka-250.
Umongameli waseRwanda uPaul Kagame umeme izithunywa ku-CHOGM wathi izwe lakhe liwulungele lo mcimbi.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Kulindeleke ukuthi isithangami samabhizinisi ezizwe ngezizwe sibe seKigali Conference and Exhibition Village ukuze sihehe abaholi bamabhizinisi besifunda abangaphezu kuka-300 abazothamela iCommonwealth Business Forum, okungenye yemicimbi emikhulu eseceleni ngesikhathi se-CHOGM.
- “Kodwa futhi iqiniso lokuthi sinalelo khono eMpumalanga Afrika lokusingatha umhlangano omkhulu kangaka, ngicabanga ukuthi kuyinto okufanele siziqhenye ngayo.
- Peter Mathuki, uthe kuleli sonto iKenya, iTanzania, i-Uganda, neRwanda bangamalungu e-Commonwealth ngakho-ke, ukudingidwa, izinqubomgomo, kanye nokwenziwa kulo mhlangano kubalulekile kwi-EAC yesifunda.