BERLIN (eTN) – Ayikho indlela engcono yokukhombisa ukuthi izwe lakho lizibophezele kwezokuvakasha kunokuzibonakalisa embukisweni wezokuvakasha omkhulukazi emhlabeni. Yilokho kanye okwenziwa yizikhulu zaseKenya ngesonto eledlule lapho, ekhombisa ubumbano kanye nokuveza umbono ofanayo ngekusasa leKenya, ithimba elihlanganisa abantu ababalulekile besifunda sezepolitiki eKenya lihambele umhlangano nabezindaba eKenya ohlelweni lwalo nyaka lwe-ITB Berlin. . Bazwakalise imizwa efanayo—ukuvakasha eKenya sekukulungele ukuqhubeka.
Ithimba le-ITB laseKenya beliholwa yiLungu lePhalamende leMvita uNajib Balala. Uthe: “Namuhla sibuyile lapha ukuzoqinisekisa umhlaba wonke ukuthi iKenya ibuyile. I-Kenya iphephile, futhi iKenya iyindawo evuthiwe engakwazi ukususwa ku-radar yezokuvakasha. Sadlula esiphithiphithini, isiphithiphithi sezepolitiki, mhlawumbe besikudinga. Kuyadabukisa ukuthi isilahlekise imiphefumulo engu-1200. Kodwa iqiniso lendaba, lakha isisekelo esizohlala phakade.”
Wengeze wathi: “Okwenzeke eKenya bekumele kwenzeke ngoba sonke besihlala endaweni eyi-façade—ukuthi konke kuhamba kahle. Kodwa bekunezinkinga ezinkulu ebezingakaze zixazululwe kuze kube manje.”
Ubalule umhlangano wephalamende owaqopha umlando “uqinisekisa umhlaba kanye namaKenya uqobo ukuthi umongameli, iphini likamongameli kanye nondunankulu omusha bakhuluma ulimi olufanayo lobumbano.” UBalala uthe ukhethe ukuphuthelwa wumcimbi oyingqopha-mlando ukuze ahambele i-ITB yalo nyaka ukuze akhombise umhlaba ukuthi abantu baseKenya “babeke ezokuvakasha kuqala.” “Ngifisa ukukutshela ukuthi ngiphuma eqenjini elibizwa elikholelwa ezintweni ezintathu—ingqalasizinda, ingqalasizinda, ingqalasizinda. Kusho ukuphepha, kusho ukukhula, kusho ukumaketha. "
Yize kungazange kukhulunywe ngembaba elomcimbi waseBerlin ngokuthi uhlelo lokwabelana ngogesi luzoba nomthelela kanjani kwezokuvakasha, kusobala ngokwethula inkulumo ukuthi osopolitiki baseKenya kanye nabaseKenya ngokujwayelekile babheka ezokuvakasha njengenye yezimboni ezinkulu zezwe, uma kungenjalo ezibaluleke kakhulu. UBalala uthe: “Size lapha ukuzokwenza isitatimende; ukukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ukuthi sizimisele ukweseka ezokuvakasha ngoba ezokuvakasha yizo ezisisiza ukuqeda ububha. Kusinikeza imali yokwakha izikole, imali yokuba namanzi okunikeza abampofu, imali engenayo indawo yokuhlala, imali yokunakekelwa kwezempilo, futhi kusinika imali yokuba nempilo ehloniphekile.”
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uDkt Ongong'a Achieng', umqondisi ophethe we-Kenya Tourist Board, uthe: “Siludlulisile lolu hlelo futhi sesixazululile izingxabano zethu zezepolitiki, nokuthi sizoba nomfelandawonye omkhulu… , sibuyile njengemboni yezokuvakasha esilungele ibhizinisi, futhi sinethemba elikhulu lokuthi sizophinde sibuyise ukulahlekelwa esikuthole kulezi zinyanga ezimbili ezedlule.”
Ubuye wengeza wathi: “IKenya ibisezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu… Izimoto eziya eKenya bezisezingeni eliphezulu, sabhalisa izivakashi ezingaba yizigidi ezi-90, okuyisigidi kuzo eziphuma ezimakethe zemithombo.” Ubalule ukuthi i-United Kingdom, i-United States ne-Germany aphakathi kwezimakethe zemithombo yalolu hlobo.
Ngenxa yesivumelwano sokuthula esasizwa ngowayenguNobhala Jikelele u-Kofi Annan, iKenya ijabulela ukuzola ngemva kwamasonto amaningi okungaqiniseki okwabangelwa udlame ngemva kokhetho lukazwelonke lwangoDisemba odlule.
Azikho izivakashi ezilimale ngesikhathi sokuchitheka kwegazi eKenya nokuyinto izikhulu zezokuvakasha eKenya ezitusa ngayo ngenxa yohlelo lwezimo eziphuthumayo olwasungulwa ukubhekana nale nkinga.
Omunye obekhona emcimbini wokukhombisa ukweseka kwakhe iKenya bekuyisakhamuzi saseNairobi nomqondisi we-UN Environment Programme u-Achim Steiner.
