UNdunankulu waseTanzania uyakungabaza ukuba nokwenzeka kwephrojekthi yemoto yamakhebula yaseKilimanjaro

Iphrojekthi yemoto yekhebula ehlongozwayo yezigidi zamadola ivuliwe Mount Kilimanjaro ubhekene 'nokuhlolwa kwe-litmus', njengoba uNdunankulu waseTanzania, u-Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa, ejoyine ababambiqhaza ukungabaza ukuthi kungenzeka yini uhlelo oluyimpikiswano.

NgoMashi 2019 uMnyango Wezemvelo Nezokuvakasha eTanzania (MNRT) umemezele izinhlelo zokufaka imoto yamakhebula eNtabeni ephakeme kunazo zonke e-Afrika, njengesu lokuheha izivakashi eziningi kanye nokuthuthukisa izinombolo zezokuvakasha. 

Ibheke amathafa anamathafa aseTanzania naseKenya, intaba embozwe yiqhwa iKilimanjaro iphakama ngendlela ebabazekayo uma yodwa ibe ngamamitha angu-5,895 XNUMX ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, okuyenza ibe isiqongo esiphakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni esizimele.

I-MNRT ithe imoto yekhebula Inhloso eyinhloko yephrojekthi ukwenza kube lula ukukhuphuka phakathi kwezivakashi ezindala nezikhubazekile, okungenzeka zingabi namandla ngokwanele ukuba zikwazi ukuhamba intaba.

Esikhundleni sokubukwa okujwayelekile kweqhwa neqhwa, le nqola yekhebula inganikeza uhambo losuku olunombono wenyoni, ngokuphambene nohambo oluvamile lwezinsuku eziyisithupha. 

Nokho, ukusabela kusukela I-Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) Amalungu abeshesha, kanti uNdunankulu u-Majaliwa naye ezwakalise ukugodla kwakhe mayelana nephrojekthi eyizigidi ezingama-72 zamarandi mayelana nezinkinga zokongiwa kwemvelo kanye nokuqashwa kwabantu bendawo.

Ebamba umjaho we-Kilimanjaro Marathon ka-2022 emithambekeni yeMount Kilimanjaro enyakatho neTanzania endaweni yezivakashi, uMnu Majaliwa ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi abakhankasi balo msebenzi banomsebenzi onzima wokuqinisekisa ukuthi uhulumeni anikeze lolu hlelo oluyizingxabano.

“Ngiyizwile izingxoxo nge izimoto zekhebula izobekwa eNtabeni iKilimanjaro, le ntaba ebabazekayo inobukhazikhazi bayo kubahambi abakhuphukela esicongweni ngezinyawo zabo,” kusho u-PM, phakathi kwehlombe elizwakala phansi.

“Sifuna uhlaza lwemvelo luhlale lunjalo. Uma usuqalile ukumba intaba ukuze ugxumeke izinsika zezimoto zamakhebula, kusobala ukuthi uzocekela phansi uhlaza lwemvelo entabeni,” kwengeza uNdunankulu.

UMnu. Majaliwa uqhube wathi njengoba sekukhona izimoto ezisebenza ngamakhebula, bambalwa abavakashi abazoncamela ukuhamba ngezinyawo futhi uma lokho sekwenzekile abathwali bazovaleleka emisebenzini yabo ebafanele.

“Njengoba nixoxa, zilungiseleleni ukusiqinisekisa kuhulumeni ukuthi nihlela ukubayisa kuphi laba bathwali. Kumele nakhe kahle udaba lwenu ukuze nikholise uhulumeni ngesiphetho sabathwali kanye nasekulondolozeni ubucwebe bentaba,” kusho uMnu Majaliwa.

“Lapho ugawula izihlahla ukuze uvule indlela yokufaka izimoto zamakhebula, iqhwa liyancibilika; sitshele kahle ukuthi ungenza kanjani ukuze ugcine iqhwa?” wabuza.

"Unomsebenzi onzima wokukholisa uhulumeni ngalo msebenzi."

Abasebenzi bezokuvakasha, ikakhulukazi labo abangochwepheshe bezokuqwala izintaba, baphikisana nesinqumo sikahulumeni sokwethula uhambo lwezimoto zamakhebula entabeni.

Emhlanganweni wabo obuse-Arusha muva nje, abavakashi abaphikisana nohlelo lukahulumeni waseTanzania lokwethula imoto yamakhebula eMount Kilimanjaro - umsebenzi abathi uzonciphisa imali yezokuvakasha etholwa abaqwali bezintaba.

USihlalo we-TATO, u-Wilbard Chambulo, uthe ukwethulwa kwe-cable car entabeni kuzophazamisa isimo sentaba esintekenteke ngaphezu kokuyenza ilahlekelwe isikhundla sayo, phezu kokulahlekelwa yimali etholwa abavakashi.

Cishe izivakashi ezingama-56,000 zigibela iNtaba iKilimanjaro futhi zishiye ngemuva amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-50 minyaka yonke, kodwa amanani azo cishe azokwehla futhi athinte indlela engenayo nendlela yokuphila yezinkulungwane zabantu bendawo abathembele embonini yokuhamba ngezinyawo ukuze baqhubekisele phambili izimpilo zabo.

Ezinsukwini ezimbili ezedlule, uNgqongqoshe wezeMvelo nezokuVakasha, uDkt. Damas Ndumbaro, uthe uhlela ukuhlangana nabavakashi esifundeni iKilimanjaro ngoMashi 8, 2022 ukuze kuxoxiswane kabanzi bese beqhamuka nendlela eya phambili.

Abenzeli bezokuvakasha bamazwe ngamazwe nabo baphakamise ifulegi elibomvu ngokumelene nephrojekthi yemoto yamakhebula ehleliwe, besabisa ngokushiya ingqungquthela ephakeme kunazo zonke yase-Afrika ohlwini lwabazokhethwa kuzo.

I-ejenti yezokuvakasha ezinze e-US, u-Wil Smith, osekuphele amashumi amabili eminyaka edayisa iMount Kilimanjaro ngempumelelo, ufunge wagomela ukuthi ngeke agcine ngokuyeka ukukhangisa nge-freestanding summit yomhlaba, kodwa futhi uzokweluleka abathandi bokuvakasha ukuthi bayigweme le ndawo. 

UMnu. Smith ongumqondisi we-Deeper Africa outfitter uthi i-cable car eNtabeni Kilimanjaro izoba iso elingelona elemvelo futhi ibe inkathazo emphakathini.

Amagugu asemqoka eKilimanjaro aheha izinkulungwane zabaqwali bezintaba minyaka yonke indawo yayo yasendle, ebukekayo kanye nenselelo yokuya engqungqutheleni, ebhalela uNgqongqoshe wezeMvelo nezokuVakasha, uDkt. Damas Ndumbaro, enezela:

“Ukwakhiwa kwendawo yokuthutha abavakashi esezingeni eliphezulu kuzosandisa intaba futhi kuphazamise nezwe. IKilimanjaro izolahlekelwa isithunzi sayo njengesimangaliso esihle nesinhle, esikhundleni salokho ibe isiphazamiso esishibhile nesilula esingenamphumela omkhulu”.