IKenya Ikhomba Ezokuvakasha Zase-Afrika Ukunciphisa Umthelela we-COVID-19

• IKenya ibiyisizinda sezivakashi ezimakethe zaseMpumalanga nase-Afrika Ephakathi, ethembele ekusebenzeni kwayo okuqinile kwezindiza kanye namazinga aphezulu wokungenisa izihambi.
• IKenya Tourism Board ibambe umhlangano ngempelasonto edlule nabezokuvakasha abavela e-Uganda, eRwanda nase-Ethiopia edolobheni lezivakashi elisogwini iMombasa.
• Ezokuvakasha e-Afrika zilinganiswe njengemakethe ekhula ngesivinini esikhulu emhlabeni, njengoba ongoti bezokuvakasha bebona izinombolo zezokuvakasha kuleli zwekazi zikhule ngesilinganiso esingu-8.6%.

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IBanking emakethe yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika ecebile nengabanjwanga, iKenya manje ithatha izinyathelo ezinqala ukuheha izivakashi ezivela kwezinye izifundazwe zase-Afrika, ngenhloso yokuphuthumisa ukuvuselelwa kwezokuvakasha ngemuva kokuwa okubangelwe ubhadane lwe-COVID-19.

IKenya Yezokuvakasha (KTB) ngenyanga edlule iqinise imizamo yokumaketha iKenya kulo lonke elase-Afrika ngokukhomba izimakethe eziyimithombo ebalulekile esifundeni sase-Afrika.

Inothile ngezilwane zasendle, umlando nezindlalifa zamasiko, iKenya iphakathi kwamazwe ase-Afrika ahlaselwe yimikhuhlane engubhubhane ye-COVID-19 ebonwa ukwehla kwabavakashi abavela emithonjeni yezimakethe yaseYurophu nase-United States of America.

IKenya ibiyindawo yezokuvakasha ezimakethe zaseMpumalanga nase-Afrika Ephakathi, ethembele kunsizakalo yayo yomoya eqinile namazinga aphezulu wokungenisa izihambi kunamanye amazwe esifundeni se-East and Central Africa.

Ithatha ithuba lezinsizakalo zayo ezithuthukiswe kakhulu zezindiza, amahhotela nezindawo zokuhlala ezinesizinda esime kahle sezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, iKenya manje isikhomba izivakashi zase-Afrika ukugcwalisa nokugcwalisa igebe elibangelwe ukuwa kwezokuvakasha kwamazwe omhlaba.

IKenya Tourism Board (KTB) imemezele muva nje ukuthi ukumakethwa kweKenya njengendawo ekhangayo yezivakashi ezivela ezwenikazi lonke sekuqinisiwe ngemuva kokuncishiswa kwemikhawulo yezokuvakasha ye-COVID-19 yizifundazwe eziningi zase-Afrika.

Imenenja ye-KTB Corporate Affairs Manager uWausi Walya uthe kunamathuba amakhulu ezivakashi nezokuvakasha esifundeni sase-East Africa kanye nasemakethe yase-Afrika iBhodi okulindeleke ukuthi iluthathe kuzinkundla ezahlukahlukene kubandakanya nabezindaba.

Ibhodi libambe umhlangano ngempelasonto edlule nabezokuvakasha abavela e-Uganda, eRwanda nase-Ethiopia edolobheni lezivakashi elisogwini iMombasa.

IKenya izobe ihlela izinkambo ezahlukahlukene zabanikazi bezokuvakasha base-Afrika ukuze bazijwayeze izindawo ezikhangayo ezweni, ezibandakanya amabhishi asogwini, izindawo zokulondolozwa kwezilwane zasendle kanye nezindawo zemivubukulo, kusho uWalya.

"IKenya ibheka imakethe yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika njengeqhinga, ne-Uganda ihamba phambili ezivakashini zaleli lizwe", kusho yena.

Ukuhamba okwenziwa yi-KTB manje kuzokhulisa abafikayo ngalesi sikhathi lapho ezokuvakasha zomhlaba zibhebhetheka emiphumeleni yesifo i-COVID-19.

Ibhodi futhi lihlela ukusingatha ohambweni lokujwayela izindawo eziningana ezikhangayo eKenya, ngenhloso yokuheha ukuhweba kwezokuvakasha ukusampula indawo okuya kuyo eKenya ngamandla alo amakhulu ezokuvakasha ukuheha zombili izimakethe zesifunda nezase-Afrika.

Iphathi ekhethekile ye-cocktail yayihlelelwe abahambeli bezokuvakasha nabangu-15 abavela e-Uganda, eRwanda nase-Ethiopia abebezothatha isampula lomkhiqizo wesonto lonke lezindawo ezivakashelwa kakhulu eKenya.

Leli qembu labahambeli besifunda livakashele izindawo ezibalulekile zabavakashi eNairobi, Nanyuki, iMaasai Mara, Tsavo, iDiani, iMalindi neWatamu ngenhloso yokubona izindawo eziheha izivakashi iKenya ezingazinikeza abenzi be-safari base-Afrika nabomhlaba jikelele.

Ezokuvakasha e-Afrika zilinganiswe njengezimakethe ezikhula ngesivinini esikhulu emhlabeni, ngochwepheshe bezokuvakasha bebona ukuthi amanani ezokuvakasha kuleli zwekazi akhule ngesilinganiso esingu-8.6% eminyakeni edlule uma kuqhathaniswa nesilinganiso somhlaba wonke samaphesenti ayisikhombisa.

IKenya Tourism Board ibiphawule ukuthi ukukhuthaza ezokuvakasha phakathi kwe-Afrika ngasikhathi sinye kungenza ukuthi kuvulwe amathuba ngaphakathi kwe-Afrika Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ngesidingo sokwandisa ukukhula nokusebenzisana phakathi kwezindawo zokuvakasha zase-Afrika ukuze kutholakale amandla akhona ezwenikazi.

ITanzania neKenya zisekele ukunyakaza kwamahhala kohambo lwesifunda nolwamazwe omhlaba ngemuva kokuthi omongameli abavela kuzo zombili izifundazwe ezingomakhelwane bevumile ukuthuthukisa ukuhamba kwesifunda nokuhamba kwabantu.

The Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika (i-ATB) njengamanje isebenza ngokubambisana nezindawo eziningana zase-Afrika ukuthuthukisa uhambo lwangaphakathi lwe-Afrika ngokusebenzisa izinkundla zezokuvakasha zesifunda.