Unobhala wezokuVakasha, u Hon. UNajib Balala ubonwa ngabaningi njengomuntu obalulekile nohola embonini yezokuvakasha kanye nezokuvakasha e-Afrika. Uphinde abe yilungu lentsha Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika I-COVID-19 Task Force.
Umlayezo wakhe ngezikhathi zokukhathazeka okukhulu kanye nezinkinga ukuthi ezokuvakasha eKenya nase-Afrika kumele zibe nokuguquguquka kwepharadigm hhayi emikhiqizweni kuphela kodwa emqondweni nasezimakethe futhi.
Unyaka uqale ngenothi elihle kwezokuvakasha zaseKenya lapho izwe lithola abantu abayizi-1,444,670 phakathi kukaJulayi 2019 noFebhuwari 2020; uma kuqhathaniswa nezi-1,423,548 esikhathini esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.
Okulandelayo yisimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo esikhulu kunazo zonke esikhathini sethu: Isifo seCoronavirus (COVID-19) - isimo esiphuthumayo esicishe samisa umhlaba wonke, lapho imikhakha enomthelela ekuthuthukisweni komnotho iyathinteka, ezokuvakasha zingenye yezindawo ezithuthukile. izimboni zishaye kakhulu emhlabeni.
UMhlonishwa. Najib Balala, Unobhala Wezokuvakasha, kanye Nezilwane Zasendle Kenya
Lesi sifo esaqala ukuqubuka eWuhan, eChina ngoNovemba ka-2019, manje sesizithole sesitholakala emhlabeni wonke sinezifo ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.3 njengesibalo sokugcina. Lokhu kuholele ekuvalelekeni okuphelele kwamanye amazwe futhi ngalokhu, ukuvalwa kwamabhizinisi nokuhamba.
Ohulumeni emhlabeni wonke nabo babeke imingcele eqinile yokuhamba neyomphakathi ukuze kunqandwe ukubhebhetheka kwalesi sifo. Uhulumeni waseKenya usethathe izinyathelo ezinesibindi, kodwa ezidingekayo zokulwa nalesi sihlava esihlanganisa ukumisa izingqungquthela nemicimbi, kanye nokumisa izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe ukuthi zize kuleli njengezinye zezinyathelo zokuphepha zokubhebhetheka kwalesi sifo.
Ngenxa yalokho, imboni yezokuvakasha eKenya ibikezela ukulahlekelwa ezigidini zezigidi ngenxa yokuphazamiseka okudalwe yi-COVID-19 emhlabeni jikelele. Njengamanje, amahhotela amaningana nezikhungo zokungenisa izihambi zivaliwe isikhashana njengoba ukugcwala kwabantu ezitolo kwehle kakhulu ngenxa yokunyakaza okulinganiselwe nemikhawulo ebekelwe ukunqanda ukubhebhetheka kwalesi sifo.
Lokhu kusho, akukhona konke ubumnyama nenhlekelele embonini yezokuvakasha. Okokuqala kumele samukele ukuthi ukululama kulo bhubhane kuzothatha isikhathi futhi kumele sibe nesineke njengoba silulama kulo.
Okwesibili, sidinga ukushintshwa kwepharadigm emqondweni esinawo uma sifuna ukululama ngokushesha kanye nezokuvakasha ezingcono. Akuseyona eyokulinda izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ukuthi zize kwezokuvakasha ukuze zithuthuke. Njengezwe, kufanele siqale ukwazisa imakethe yasekhaya futhi sibanikeze imikhiqizo ebalungele. Ngakho-ke, akufanele sincike kwezokuvakasha zangaphandle futhi siqale ukutshala imali eningi ezimakethe zasekhaya nezesifunda. Izimakethe eziningi zamazwe ngamazwe zisungulwe ekuqaleni ngezimakethe zazo zasekhaya nezesifunda, ngaphambi kokubheka phambili. Ngokwesibonelo, iningi lezivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-82 ezithuthelekela eSpain ngezasekhaya noma ezivela emazweni angomakhelwane aseYurophu.
Futhi, sidinga ukuqala ukucabanga ngokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha zangaphakathi kwe-Afrika. I-Afrika inabantu ababalelwa ku-1.2 billion, kodwa ithola izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-62 kuphela, okuyinto edumazayo. Njengoba isisho sase-Afrika sisho, 'uma ufuna ukuhamba ngokushesha, hamba wedwa; kodwa uma nifuna ukuya kude, hambani kanyekanye.' Manje yisikhathi se-Afrika. Amazwe ase-Afrika kumele abumbane futhi akhe umfelandawonye ozothuthukisa ezokuvakasha ezwenikazi. Uma nje singaba nabantu abayizigidi ezingu-300-400 abahamba phakathi kwezwekazi, ngokuqinisekile singathuthukisa imisebenzi yabanye futhi singenise imali ngaphandle kokuncika kubavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe. Njengezwekazi, masibe nesu lokuxhumanisa phakathi kwezwekazi, inqubomgomo yesibhakabhaka esivulekile izokwandisa abahambi, ukuhwebelana kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali, kufanele futhi sicabange ngokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda ngaphakathi kwe-Afrika kusukela kuxhaxha lwemigwaqo, olwandle kanye noxhaxha lwezitimela. Uma sesikwenzile lokho, isifunda sizovuleka futhi nengqalasizinda ethuthukisiwe izokhuphula umnotho.
Ukuhamba ngokukhululeka kwabantu kungesinye isici esibalulekile okufanele sisibheke. Kudingeka siqinisekise ukuthi abantu bangakwazi ukuhamba besuka kwelinye izwe baye kwelinye ngaphandle kwezihibe zama-Visa kanye nokulawulwa kohambo. EYurophu, iningi labantu lingahambahamba emazweni angaba ngu-27 ngaphandle kwama-visa noma imingcele. Lena indlela yokuya e-Afrika. Lokhu kuzothatha isikhathi ukukusebenzisa, kodwa uma siqala manje, eminyakeni emi-5 sizobe sesikwazi ukumelana nanoma yikuphi ukushaqeka, ngisho nezeluleko zohambo ezibekwe amazwe asentshonalanga.
Ezokuvakasha zihamba phambili ngokungenisa imali yangaphandle, ezinikela cishe ku-10% we-GDP yaseKenya. Kodwa umthelela wezokuvakasha udlulela ngamaphesenti angama-20 njengoba unqamula eminye imikhakha, kusukela kowokukhiqiza, ezolimo, ezezimali, ezemfundo neminye eminingi. Uma sigxila kakhulu ekukhuthazeni ukuhamba ezwenikazi, yilapho sizodala amathuba emisebenzi futhi sithuthukise neminotho yethu.
Ngakho-ke, eKenya, kule minyaka emi-2 ezayo, kubalulekile ukuthi sibheke amathuba ezimakethe zethu zasekhaya nezesifunda. Lokhu kungafezwa kuphela uma sicabanga kabusha isu lethu lokumaketha, siklama kabusha imikhiqizo yethu futhi senza izindawo esiya kuzo zithengeke futhi zisebenzisane.
I-COVID-19, ingaba yithuba lokuthatha isinyathelo manje futhi andise ngokuqhubekayo ukuze udale imisebenzi eyengeziwe futhi uzimele. Kulokhu kufanele futhi sinakekele imiphakathi esizungezile futhi siyizwele imvelo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The Government of Kenya has in turn taken bold, but necessary steps to fight this scourge which include stopping of conferences and events, as well as halting international flights from coming to the country as among a raft of precautions against the spread of the disease.
- Currently, several hotels and hospitality establishments have temporarily closed as human traffic to the outlets has significantly reduced as a result of the limited movement and restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease.
- As a continent, let us have a strategy on connectivity within the continent, open sky policy will increase travelers, trade and investment, we should also think about infrastructure development within Africa from road network, maritime as well as the railway network.
