UMkhandlu Wesifunda uphasise uMthethosivivinywa ozokwazi ukubona amazwe aseMpumalanga Afrika ephatha ngokubambisana imikhakha yawo yezokuvakasha kanye nezilwane zasendle ezingase zibe phezulu.
Umthethosivivinywa Wokulawulwa Kwezokuvakasha Komphakathi WaseMpumalanga Afrika, wezi-2008 owasulwa yiPhalamende lesifunda ngoLwesine ufuna ukusungula uhlaka lokusebenzisana lapho ukuphathwa kwezinsiza kuzophathwa yiKhomishini ehlangene ezosungulwa amazwe angamalungu.
Umthethosivivinywa welungu elizimele ususwe nguNkz Safina Kwekwe Tsungu waseKenya.
“Empeleni, lo Mthethosivivinywa uhlose ukusebenzisa iSigaba 114, 115 kanye nese-116 seSivumelwano Sokusungulwa Komphakathi WaseMpumalanga Afrika esihlinzekela ukusungulwa kohlaka lokubambisana ekuphathweni kwemithombo yemvelo, okuhlanganisa nokuphathwa kwezokuvakasha nezilwane zasendle, ” kusho unobhala we-EAC esitatimendeni esiphawula ukuthi lo Mthethosivivinywa uzokwethulwa maduze eziNhloko Zombuso zezifunda ukuze ugunyazwe.
Ekuphasiseni uMthethosivivinywa isiGungu siphakamisa ukusungulwa kweKhomishana, ezobizwa nge-East African Tourism and Wildlife Management Commission, ezoxhumanisa ukuthuthukiswa komkhakha wezokuvakasha esifundeni.
Ngokwalo Mthethosivivinywa, iKhomishana izonikezwa umsebenzi wokwengamela, ukuxhumanisa nokuphatha zonke izindaba eziphathelene nokukhuthazwa, ukumaketha nokuthuthukiswa kwemboni yezokuvakasha nezilwane zasendle esifundeni saseMpumalanga Afrika.
IKhomishana izoziphendulela kuMkhandlu wongqongqoshe we-EAC futhi ikomkhulu layo lizoba lapho ongqongqoshe benganquma khona.
Izinhlaka zeKhomishana zizohlanganisa ibhodi, umkhandlu wokweluleka ababambiqhaza, kanye nehhovisi likanobhala.
UNksz Tsungu uthe lo Mthethosivivinywa uhlose ukukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha esifundeni ngokugqugquzela imigomo efanayo yabo bonke abadlali abathintekayo okuhlanganisa nohulumeni.
“Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukukhokhisa lesi sibopho, ngomthetho ofanele, ohlakeni olumiswe ngokomthetho oluchaza imingcele yokusebenza nokuxhumanisa izindawo zokubambisana kulo mkhakha obaluleke kakhulu wokuziphilisa nongenisa imali kuso sonke isifunda,” kusho yena.
Ukuphasiswa kwalo Mthethosivivinywa kulindeleke ukuthi kunikeze umfutho ezinhlelweni eziqhubekayo lapho amazwe e-EAC ekhangisa ngokuhlanganyela lesi sifunda njengendawo yokuvakasha.
Amazwe aze anyakaza ukuze azame ukuhlanganisa ukuhlukaniswa kwezindawo zemboni yawo yokwamukela izihambi njengamahhotela.
I-Kenya isanda kuphothula ukuqeqesha abahloli ukuze baphathe umsebenzi wokuqhamuka nezigaba ezintsha.
Ezokuvakasha zingomunye wemikhakha ekhiqizayo ehlonzwe ngaphansi kwezindawo zokusebenzisana okwavunyelwana ngazo Amazwe angabambisani esu lamanje lesithathu le-EAC 2006-2010 lentuthuko ehlelelwe ukuthi liphele kulo nyaka.
Njengengxenye yezinhloso zesu, izifundazwe zibheke ekuthuthukiseni ukumakethwa nokukhuthazwa kwe-East Africa njengendawo eyodwa yokuvakasha, esebenzisa i-East African Tourism and Wildlife Conservation Agency, isebenzise imibandela yokuhlukaniswa kwezindawo zezivakashi futhi ivumelanise izinqubomgomo nemithetho. ngokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle.
