I-Red tape inqanda inzuzo evela kwezokuvakasha zezenkolo zase-Iraq

KARBALA/NAJAF, Iraq – Ezokuvakasha ziyadlondlobala e-Iraq – ezokuvakasha zezenkolo, okungenani – kodwa izindawo ezingcwele ze-Islamic Shi’ite zithwele kanzima ukuze zibhekane nokuthutheleka kwabantu.

Amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabahambi abasengozini yodlame lwamahlelo ukuthi beze eKarbala naseNajaf unyaka nonyaka kodwa uma sebelapho, i-Iraqi red tape ibancisha ukuhlala ngokunethezeka okubafanele ngokukhinyabeza ukutshalwa kwezimali, izikhulu zezokuvakasha ziyakhononda.

Abahambi abangamaShi'ite baphithene eKarbala, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-80 (50 miles) eningizimu yeBaghdad, ngoMsombuluko beya e-Arbain, umvuthwandaba wezinsuku ezingu-40 zokuzilela umzukulu woMprofethi wamaSulumane uMohammad, u-Imam Hussein, owafela empini lapho ngekhulu lesikhombisa.

Amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamaShia avela emhlabeni wonke azishaya futhi azishaya ngeziswebhu ekhombisa ukuzila.

Uhambo lwaminyaka yonke olufana nalolu kufanele lube imayini yegolide kubanikazi bamahhotela nabanye ukuze banikeze izinkonzo zabo, kodwa iqiniso lihlukile.

Uma imigubho iphela ubusuku ngabunye, abaningi babahambi, abanye babo ababehamba amabanga amade ukuze bafike eKarbala, babhekana nobunzima obengeziwe.

“Angikwazanga ukuyolala ehhotela. Abiza kakhulu. Bakhokhisa u-$90 ngosuku futhi bagcwele abantu. Idolobha lidinga ukuba namahhotela amaningi,” kusho umhambi u-Ali Mohammad.

IKarbala inemibhede yamahhotela okungenani engu-35,000. Iningi lamakhulu ezinkulungwane zezivakashi ezazivakashele e-Arbain kwadingeka zilale ema-mosque noma emigwaqweni.

Abasolwa ngokuvukela umbuso wamaSunni, ababheka amaShi'ite njengabahlubuki, baqondise imicimbi yezenkolo yamaShi'ite eminyakeni yokuchitheka kwegazi lamahlelo kusukela ekuhlaselweni kwe-US ngo-2003. Ukuhlasela okubili kwangaphambi kukaMsombuluko kwabulala okungenani abahambi abangama-50 kulo nyaka.

Kodwa-ke izinombolo ezivakashela i-Kerbala kanye nedolobha elingcwele eliseduze lamaShi'ite i-Najaf unyaka ngamunye ziye zanda kusukela ekupheleni kuka-2003 kukahulumeni oholwa yiSunni kaSaddam Hussein, owanciphisa imibuthano emikhulu yamaShi'ite. Amanani amakhulu aqhamuka e-Iran.

Amahhotela ambalwa anciphile enkathini ye-Saddam alwela ukubhekana nakho. Abanye basebenzise ithuba lokushoda kwemibhede ukuze bakhuphule amanani.

"Ihhotela lami seligcwele izinsuku ezimbili kanti izindleko zokulala zinyuke izikhathi ezine," kusho umnikazi wehhotela u-Abu Atheer.

Izindlu zangasese ezivaliwe zivamile, futhi imicamelo emakamelweni amaningi angcolile inuka umjuluko. Nokho abahambi abanakho ukukhetha.

"Ezokuphepha zinhle kakhulu eKerbala, kodwa abaphathi bendawo bakhombise ukwehluleka ukuhlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala efanelekile yezivakashi eziningi," kusho uSalman Hibel, 42, waseBahraini.

“Ngiphatheka kabi ukubabona belele emigwaqweni njengabanxili.”

U-Mohammad Azzam, inhloko yenhlangano yamahhotela ezivakashi e-Karbala, uvumile ukuthi kunesidingo samahhotela engeziwe.

"Sicela ukuthi kutshalwe imali kwezokuvakasha eKarbala, kodwa sidinga amahhotela ahloniphekile, hhayi njengalawa esinawo manje," esho.

IMITHETHO EXHUMANAYO

E-Najaf, okuyindawo yokuhambela izindawo zokukhulekela, isikhumulo sezindiza esisha kulindeleke ukuthi sikhulise isibalo sabavakashi baminyaka yonke kusukela okungenani ezigidini eziyisishiyagalombili kuye kwezingama-20, kusho esinye isikhulu. Nokho idolobha linomthunzi kuphela imibhede yamahhotela engaphezu kuka-4,000.

Kuyi-red tape kanye nokungacaci kahle kwezomthetho okwenza abatshalizimali bahambe, kusho izikhulu.

E-Karbala, umhlaba oyinhloko ongasetshenziselwa amahhotela nezitolo ubhalwe ukuthi ukulima, nakuba kungalinywa lutho lapho, kusho u-Azzam. Umthetho uvimbela izakhiwo ezingaphezu kwezine ubude, wengeza, okwenza ukwakhiwa kwamahhotela kube nzima.

E-Najaf, ukuvumelanisa umthetho wokutshalwa kwezimali wase-Iraq, owethulwe kusukela kwawa uSaddam, kanye nomthetho wasendaweni omdala kuyisithiyo esikhulu.

Amafemu akwamanye amazwe awavunyelwe ukuba ngabanikazi bomhlaba e-Iraq, futhi kufanele awuqashe. Umthetho omusha wokutshalwa kwezimali uvumela ukuqashiswa okufika eminyakeni engama-50, kodwa umthetho omdala uvumela iminyaka engu-25 kuphela, ngemva kwalokho ibhizinisi elakhiwe phezu komhlaba libuyela kuhulumeni, kusho u-Anwar al-Haboobi, isikhulu sokutshala izimali eNajaf.

Yena kanye no-Azzam bathe kusenentshisekelo enkulu yokutshala imali eKarbala naseNajaf, nokuthi amaphrojekthi asendleleni. Kodwa kunobufakazi obuncane balokho phansi.

“Kumele sibeke yonke into eyenza ibhizinisi labatshalizimali libe lula lapha, kusukela befika lapho behlala khona nokuthi bayihambisa kanjani imali yabo,” kusho u-Azzam.

“Kufanele simenzele isimo esimkhuthazayo.”