IKenya ifuna isivumelwano sokugqugquzela ezokuvakasha neTanzania

Nakuba i-East African Community (EAC) ilungiselela isu lokuthengisa amazwe amahlanu ababambisene nawo njengendawo eyodwa yezokuvakasha, iKenya icele isivumelwano sokusebenzisana neTanzania mayelana nokuthuthukiswa nokukhuthazwa kwale mboni.

Ngokwemibiko yabezindaba lapha ngoLwesithathu, uNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha eKenya, uNajib Balala, uthe uma la mazwe womabili ethatha lesi sikhundla, kuzosiza ukususa izithiyo “ezibucayi” zokucwasa kanye nezinye izithiyo ekusebenzisaneni kwemingcele emkhakheni obalulekile ekukhuleni komnotho. kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwesifunda.

Ezokuvakasha zihamba phambili ngokungenisa imali yangaphandle eKenya naseTanzania, umnotho wayo ungomkhulu kakhulu emazweni angamalungu e-EAC. Abanye abakule bloc yiBurundi, iRwanda ne-Uganda.

Ngo-2008, iTanzania yathola ama-US$1.3 wezigidigidi kwabayi-642,000 abavakashi basemaholidini bakwamanye amazwe ukuze ibale amaphesenti angu-17.2 e-GDP, kuyilapho - ngokweKenya Tourism Boar d (KTB) - iKenya yazuza cishe izigidi ezingama-US $811 ngokufika kwezivakashi ezingaphansi kuka-200,000 nakuba. imiphumela ephazamisayo yodlame oluhlobene nokhetho ngalowo nyaka.

Bekhuthazwe izimpawu zokusimama komnotho womhlaba, ngemuva kokubhekana nokwehla okukhulu kwezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ngonyaka odlule, iziphathimandla kula mazwe womabili zenze imikhankaso enzima yokuheha izivakashi ezingaba yizigidi ezi-3 ngonyaka phakathi kwazo ngo-2012.

Izikhuthazo ezinikezwa nhlangothi zombili zifaka ukuncishiswa kwe-visa nezaphulelo ku-safa ri kanye namaphakheji endawo yokuhlala.

Isinyathelo se-EAC sokumaketha lesi sifunda njengendawo eyodwa yezivakashi sithathwa njengebalulekile kulandela ukufaka i-inki kwabaholi boMphakathi ngoNovemba 2009 kwesivumelwano semakethe yesifunda okufanele siqale ukusebenza ngoJulayi nonyaka.

Khonamanjalo, uNobhala Jikelele eMnyangweni weMvelo nezokuVakasha eTanzania, uLadislaus Komba, uthe uhlangothi lwakhe bekungakaludingidi ngokufaneleka kwesiphakamiso saseKenya sokuthi kube nesivumelwano sokusebenzisana mayelana nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha.

“ITanzania izibophezele ekukhangiseni isifunda njengendawo eyodwa yokuvakasha. Sizobamba iqhaza emhlanganweni wama-technical officer ngesonto elizayo kanye nomhlangano womkhandlu wongqongqoshe ohlelelwe umhla ziyi-18 kuMasingana wezi-2010,” kusho uKomba.