UMongameli we IRiphabhlikhi yaseKenya, Umhlonishwa u-Uhuru Kenyatta, wamukele uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa. Isithombe sika-Edmund Bartlett isimemo sokuba nguSihlalo Wokuhlonipha (omele i-Afrika) we-Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GRCM).
Ungqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa. U-Edmund Bartlett (kwesokudla) uqinisekisa uMongameli WeRiphabhulikhi YaseKenya, Umhlonishwa u-Uhuru Kenyatta, njengoSihlalo Ohloniphekile (omele i-Afrika) weSikhungo Somhlaba Wonke Sokumelana Nezokuvakasha Nokulawulwa Kwezinhlekelele (GRCM). Lesi simemezelo senziwe izolo esithangamini sabezindaba ebesihlelwe nguMnyango Wezokuvakasha emahhovisi e-Jamaica Tourist Board, eNew Kingston. Abalalele ngokucophelela (lr) uSolwazi uMhlonishwa. Inxusa uDkt. Richard Bernal, iPro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Affairs, University of the West Indies; USolwazi Lloyd Waller, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-GTCM; kanye noMhlonishwa. Najib Balala, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezilwane Zasendle waseKenya.
UMongameli Kenyatta uhlanganyela nezikhulu ezihlonishwayo zikaNdunankulu u-Andrew Holness kanye noMarie-Louise Coleiro Preca, owayenguMongameli waseMalta, njengosihlalo abahlonishwayo be-GTCM.
Lesi simemezelo senziwe izolo, esithangamini nabezindaba ebesibanjwe emahhovisi e-Jamaica Tourist Board, eNew Kingston, nguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezilwane Zasendle waseKenya, uMhlonishwa. Najib Balala.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseKenya ubeseJamaica njengelungu lethimba laseKenya, eliholwa nguMongameli Kenyatta, ohambweni loMbuso lwezinsuku ezintathu.
Lesi simemezelo silandela ukusayinwa kweSivumelwano Sokusebenzisana (i-MOU) phakathi koHulumeni bala mazwe womabili ngoMsombuluko ukuze kwandiswe ukubambisana kwezokuvakasha. Phakathi kwezindawo eziningi ezibalwe ohlakeni lokubambisana ukugqugquzela ezokuvakasha eziphephile, eziqotho nezisimeme; ukusebenzisana ekuxazululeni ubungozi obuhlobene nokuqina kwezokuvakasha kanye nokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele, ngocwaningo nokuthuthukiswa, ukumela inqubomgomo kanye nokuphathwa kwezokuxhumana, nokuqeqeshwa nokwakhiwa kwamakhono; kanye nokusungulwa kwesikhungo sesathelayithi se-GCRCM eKenya.
“Siyajabula ukuthi umngcele omusha uyasinxenxa futhi lowo wumngcele wase-Afrika,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett. Ephawula ukuthi iJamaica igxile kakhulu e-United States nase-Europe kubavakashi bayo, uthe i-Afrika inikeza ithuba elihle njengemakethe yomthombo. “I-Afrika iyisikhungo esisha sokuthuthukisa umhlaba; kulapho isigaba esisha esiphakathi sikhona nekhono lokuhamba likhona. Isifiso sokuza eJamaica sinamandla kakhulu,” kusho yena. I-Afrika iyikhaya labantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.2 kanti iKenya ingeyesithathu umnotho okhula ngokushesha ezwenikazi lonke.
“Sibona ikhwelo eliphuthumayo lokusebenzisana okukhulu nokuxhumana phakathi kwabantu baseKenya naseJamaica okungafezwa ngezokuvakasha futhi lesi sivumelwano sokusebenzisana sizohamba ibanga elide ekuthuthukiseni ithuba lokuxoxisana,” kuqhubeka uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Esekela i-GTRCM, uNgqongqoshe u-Balala uthe, “Silapha namuhla ukuzokweseka umbono nemibono yenu yokusungula i-Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre. Thina eKenya sizimisele ngokukweseka lokhu.”
Uthe iKenya izibophezele ukusebenzisana neJamaica, iNyuvesi yaseWest Indies kanye neNyuvesi yaseNairobi ukwakha amasu okulwa nezinkinga uma kwenzeka. Ephawula ukuthi izinkinga zingenzeka noma nini nanoma kuphi, uthe, "Sinamandla manje esifundweni esifundwe ngaphambilini mayelana nendlela yokubhekana nazo."
Engxenyeni yakhe, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-GTCM, uSolwazi Lloyd Waller, ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokubambisana kweningizimu neningizimu njengokhiye wentuthuko futhi waphawula ukuthi lesi sikhungo sizobamba iqhaza elibalulekile lapho kuthinteka khona lokho. “Azikho izinhlelo ezanele zokubambisana kweningizimu neningizimu. Iningi labahlanganyeli bentuthuko yamazwe ngamazwe basemazweni athuthukile futhi kubalulekile kithi ukuhlonza inhlangano yasendaweni eseningizimu ezokwenza lula intuthuko. Ngicabanga ukuthi iSikhungo singadlala leyo ndima.”
I-GTRCM izinikele ekusizeni ngokulungela, ukuphatha kanye nokululama ekuphazamisekeni nasezinkingeni ezithinta ezokuvakasha nezisongela umnotho nempilo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- In his contribution, Executive Director of the GTRCM, Professor Lloyd Waller, stressed the importance of south-south cooperation as the key to development and noted that the Centre will play an important role where that is concerned.
- “Sibona ikhwelo eliphuthumayo lokusebenzisana okukhulu nokuxhumana phakathi kwabantu baseKenya naseJamaica okungafezwa ngezokuvakasha futhi lesi sivumelwano sokusebenzisana sizohamba ibanga elide ekuthuthukiseni ithuba lokuxoxisana,” kuqhubeka uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
- The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Governments of the two countries on Monday to broaden cooperation in tourism.
