Izwe elikhohliwe iKiribati: Ukucwila ngaphansi kolwandle lwesintu

Eminyakeni emine nohhafu eyedlule, lapho ngihamba ngomgwaqo owodwa oxhumanisa umugqa weziqhingi ezincanyana, ezinde eTarawa, eKiribati - izwe elibekelwe ukudliwa ulwandle ngenxa yokunyuka kwamazinga olwandle - angikwazi ukusiza kepha thola lowo muzwa ocwilayo.

Ngenyanga edlule, lapho ngihamba ngalowo mgwaqo ofanayo, onamanzi amade kakhulu onamakhilomitha angama-30 ubude, lowo muzwa wobubi obubizayo uyabuya. Kepha akubangelwa ukukhuphuka kwamanzi olwandle oluzolile, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Esikhundleni salokho, kungenxa yokuthi kubukeka sengathi ama-atoll antekenteke ayacwila ngaphansi kwesisindo solwandle lwabantu olugubuzele iTarawa ngokushesha kunamakhosi enkosi akhula njalo. Ngokuhambisana nenqwaba yemigodi yemigwaqo kanye namaqhubu esivinini angamakishwa ngisho nangokwengeziwe engingakhumbula kusukela ekuhambeleni kwami ​​kwangaphambilini, okuwukuphela kwenguquko engiyibonayo ukuthi kunabantu abaningi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi abafana abancane, amantombazane kanye nezingane ezincane abagaya cishe ezinhlangothini zombili ze umgwaqo omude omncane ohlinzeka lokho okubonakala njengokuhlala nje okude okungapheli, okuqhubekayo.
Ukufuduka kusuka kuma-atoll angaphandle, ukuguguleka komhlaba nokungena komgwaqo owandayo kanye nokukhula kwemvelo kwabantu benze uzungu lokwenza iSouth Tarawa indawo ethukuthele hhayi ePacific kuphela. Inani labantu eTarawa liphindwe kabili kunele-Auckland noma iSydney - cishe lilingana nelaseLondon. Ngokudabukisayo, ingenye yezindawo eziqhelelene kakhulu emhlabeni, ezitholakala kuphela kusuka eFiji, ukuhamba amahora amathathu, kabili ngesonto, kuvimbela indiza noma ezimbili ezivela njalo ngesonto zisuka eNauru naseBrisbane. IKiribati bekuyinto obekugxilwe kuyo inqwaba yezinhlelo ze-TV kule minyaka eyishumi eyedlule ngoba iqokwe njengesinye seziqhingi ezisengozini enkulu ekukhuphukeni kwezinga lolwandle okubangelwe ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu. Iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu likaTarawa lingamamitha ambalwa ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Imikhakha ephakeme ibangele ukuguguleka kolwandle kanye nemifula kakhukhunathi egcwele amanzi, ukwanda kasawoti okwenza noma yiluphi uhlobo lwezolimo lube nzima kakhulu. Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuletha imvula engajwayelekile, okuwukuphela komthombo wamanzi angenasawoti ngaphandle kwezinqolobane zamanzi aphansi komhlaba ezivame ukunambitha usawoti omningi ngomugqa okhulayo. Izinhlelo zokuhambisa indle ezingekho emthethweni futhi zidala ukungena kolwandle ngaphansi kohlelo lwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba okwenza kungaphephe ukuphuzwa ngaphandle kokukuhlanza ngamakhemikhali nokuwabilisa. Iningi labantu ligcina amanzi emvula ngamathangi ahlinzekwa yizinhlangano zosizo. Yize usongo lokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu lungokoqobo futhi inqwaba yezimali ihloselwe ukunciphisa imiphumela yayo nokuzivumelanisa nayo, ezinye izinkinga zesizwe esincane futhi ezicindezela kakhulu futhi mhlawumbe ezingathi sína kakhulu azikutholi ukunakwa abakufanele ngokuphuthumayo. Ukugcwala ngokweqile nokugcwala kwabantu ngokusobala kuyinkinga yokuqala ezweni. Futhi lokho kungumthombo wezinkinga eziningi ezixakile izwe elibhekene nazo - kepha ngandlela thile, zonke lezi zibonakala zidlala ifiddle yesibili ekuguqulweni kwesimo sezulu kanye nokukhuphuka kwamazinga olwandle okusakazwa yimithombo yezindaba yomhlaba eminyakeni edlule. Buza i-i-Kiribati emaphakathi futhi bazokutshela izinkinga zokugcwala ngokweqile, ukuminyana, imisebenzi, ukudla okuntulekayo namanzi ngaphandle kokunakekelwa kwezempilo kubucayi kakhulu futhi kushesha kakhulu kunethemba lokuthi uzoba yizwe lokuqala ukucwila ngaphansi kolwandle ngenxa yolwandle olukhulayo amazinga. Ingcindezi yesikhala inkulu kakhulu kangangokuba ama-ghetto akhumbuza iSao Paolo neMumbai aqala ukwakheka ezindaweni eziningi emgaqweni omude omncane. Izindawo zokuhlala seziqala ukwakhiwa phezu kwezingodo eduze komugqa wamanzi kwezinye izindawo. Kubonakala kunokuhleleka okuncane uma kukhona nhlobo ngakho-ke ukuthuthwa kwendle, ikakhulukazi ngale kwalezi zindlu ezintsha eziqubukayo kuyinkinga esobala. Esimeni esingenayo ingqalasizinda yezimboni noma ibhizinisi elincane ngaphandle kokuthengisa, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kuphakeme kakhulu. Enye imenenja ebhekele ezokufika ithi ingahle ifinyelele kuma-80%, yize isikhulu sikahulumeni sikubeka cishe ngama-60. Kwabangu-20% abasebenzayo, amaphesenti angama-80 aqashwe emisebenzini kahulumeni.
Ukuhanjiswa kwemikhumbi kuncane futhi akuthembekile ngokweqile, njengakwezinye izingxenye zePacific. Isandla sokudlela singitshela ukuthi izwe kwesinye isikhathi liphelelwa irayisi nokunye ukudla amasonto amane ngesikhathi. Muva nje kuphele igesi yokupheka amasonto ambalwa. Ngezikhathi ezithile, kuphelelwa nophethiloli. Akumangalisi ukuthi ngithole amagalaji amaningi kangaka kaphethiloli - okuxakayo, wonke angashiyiwe - avaliwe.
Ngaphandle kwemboni yezokuvakasha - zonke izikhungo zezokuvakasha ezizungeze iziQhingi zaseKirtimati ezikude, eziheha abavakashi base-US abanentshisekelo ezithombeni eziningi ezihehayo ze-WW-II - iTarawa inezinketho ezinqunyelwe kakhulu zokuhlala. Okuwukuphela kwehhotela, okungaphansi kukahulumeni i-Otintaai, lisesimweni esidabukisayo kodwa usomabhizinisi wase-Australia ngokusobala usecele ukusebenzisana nohulumeni ekulibuyiseleni kwezempilo. Akekho engikhuluma naye onesiqiniseko semigqa yesikhathi nokho.
Okuwukuphela kwabantu bakwamanye amazwe abehlela eTarawa futhi baqoqe indawo yokuhlala eshibhile, yama-motel yikhompyutha ephathekayo, ithebhulethi kanye ne-smartphone ephethe izinhlobo zezinhlangano zosizo ezigqolozela izikrini zazo futhi zihambisane namakhibhodi abo phakathi kwezimbotshana zezinto ezintathu ze-motel-on-the -imenyu yokudla. Hhayi ukuthi ama-smartphones asebenza noma yikuphi ngaphandle kwezindawo zokuhlala. Akukho ukuzulazula okungumahamba nendlwana eTarawa, akukho TV, akukho zindawo zikanokusho ongazithokozisa ngazo, azikho izindawo zokubukela amabhayisikobho, awekho amakhemisi (ngaphandle kwalesi sibhedlela), akukho ngisho nendawo yokuhamba ibanga elide ngaphandle noma kwezinye izindawo zolwandle ezinomswakama omncane. Isazi sezinto eziphilayo esivakashelayo singitshela ngobungozi bezempilo i-i-Kiribati ebhekene nabo bukhulu kakhulu. Ngokufana nje kohlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo, noma yikuphi ukugqashuka okukhulu kwesifo esithathelwanayo esibi kungahlasela abantu kakhulu engcupheni enkulu, usho kanjalo. Kepha ukungeniswa okungavinjelwe kokudla okucutshunguliwe, okusemathinini okugcwele usawoti omningi, ushukela namafutha sekuvele kudonsele izifo ezingathathelani (ama-NCD) ezingeni elilinganiselwe. Ukukhuluphala kubonakala sekuyinto ejwayelekile - ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane abasebasha nabaphakathi naphakathi. Ukuphepha kokudla namanzi ngokusobala yizinkinga ezinkulu zesizwe ezilandelwa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, ubuntwana kanye nokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi. Izwe lineqanda elikhulayo lesidleke ngenxa yesikhwama esenziwe yimali yokuthengiswa kwe-phosphate eziqhingini ezingaphandle. Kepha esikhathini esedlule, uhulumeni kudingeke ukuthi angene kuthishanhloko wakhe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zakhe zesabelomali. Kumele iqaphele ukwesaba ukuhamba ngomakhelwane wayo uNauru. Kamuva kulo nyaka, i-United States ihlela ukukhumbula isikhumbuzo seMpi yaseTarawa, lapho ngikholelwa ukuthi izosiza ukubuyisa ezinye zezinsimbi zeWWII ezigqwalile eBetio ekugcineni kweseningizimu yeTarawa ngethemba lokuthi kuzovusa intshisekelo ethile yabavakashi. Njengoba indiza yami isendleleni eya eFiji, angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngibheke umugqa owehlayo weziqhingi maphakathi nePacific njengokuhluleka okumangazayo kosizo nezinhlangano zabanikeli emhlabeni wonke, iningi lemizamo yalo ebonakala ngathi icwile njenge ngamatshe phansi kolwandle ngenkathi benza ukuhlanganiswa kwabo kwabacebisi abathandekayo bacebile kuzo zombili izimali ngokuya nangokuthi kwenziwe lawo malungelo okuziqhayisa.