Secretary General we Nharaunda yeEast Africa (EAC), Dr. Peter Mathuki, vakati svondo rino yave nguva yekuti Africa itange kubvunzurudza kushanda kwezvirambidzo zvekufamba nekuyera kukanganisa kwazvinoita munharaunda nehupfumi.
"African Union yakatora matanho ekuti denga rakavhurika rive chokwadi kuburikidza neSingle African Air Transport Market (SAATM) yakagadzirwa kuti ikurumidze kuzadzikiswa zvizere kweYamoussoukro Decision," Dr. Mathuki vakadaro.
Mumashoko ake eGore Idzva ra2022, Munyori Mukuru weEAC akati kana zvave kushanda zvizere, kubatana kukuru kweAfrica kuchaderedza nguva nemitengo yekufamba nendege, zvichikonzera kutengeserana pakati penyika uye kukura kwekushanya.
Denda reCCIDID-19 rakanganisa nzanga nehupfumi hwemuAfrica, uye ririkuenderera mberi nekugadzirisa nyika nekubuda kwemimwe misiyano mitsva.
Dambudziko iri rakapa zvikero kuchikamu chezvekushanya mudunhu reEast Africa, icho chakakonzera denda, chakabatsira zvakanyanya mukukura kwehupfumi hwenyika.
Muna 2019, chikamu chezvekushanya chakapa avhareji ye8.1 muzana kune gross chigadzirwa cheEast African Community (EAC) nyika dzinodyidzana uye yakaunza avhareji yekuwedzera ye17.2 muzana kune yakazara kunze kwenyika.
"Tourism inobata basa guru muhupfumi hwakawanda kuburikidza nemari yakananga yemakambani ekufambisa ndege, vamiririri vekufamba, mahotera, zvitoro, maresitorendi, uye dzimwe nzvimbo dzevashanyi," Dr. Mathuki vakadaro.
Kushanya kunobatsirawo mukukanganisa kwehupfumi husina kunanga kuburikidza nekushandisa mari muzvirimwa zvekurima, zvigadzirwa, zvekufambisa, varaidzo, uye mabasa emaoko, akawedzera.
Zvirambidzo zvekufamba kupedza denda zvakaona nyika dzeEAC dzakabatana dzichirasikirwa nezvikamu makumi mapfumbamwe neshanu muzana emari mukushanya. Vasvika vakadzika kubva pamamiriyoni manomwe muna 92 kusvika 7 miriyoni muna 2019 sezvakaratidzwa muSixth EAC Development Strategy.
Zvidzidzo zvenguva pfupi yadarika zvinoratidza kuti kudzikisira huwandu hwekutapurirana kwenharaunda kunogona kushanda zvakanyanya mukuve nekupararira kwehutachiona pane kuvharwa kwemuganho, akadaro.
Kukonzeresa kudiwa kwekufamba uye kuchengetedza miganhu yepasirese yakavhurika, hurumende dzeAfrica dzinofanirwa kuona mukana wakaenzana wekudzivirira, kuronga mafambiro ekunze kwenyika, uye kugamuchira tekinoroji yekusimbisa bvunzo uye zvitupa zvekudzivirira.
Kufanana nedzimwe nyika, kutangazve kwekufamba uye kushanya muAfrica kuchaenderana zvakanyanya nemhinduro yakarongeka pakati penyika maererano nezvirambidzo zvekufamba, kuchengetedzwa kwakabatana nehutsanana mapuroteni, uye kutaurirana kunoshanda kubatsira kudzoreredza kuvimba kwevatengi.
"Zvisinei, tinofanirwa kutenda kuti hutano hwepasirese huripo uye zvipingaidzo pakufamba zvinogona kutora nguva kudzikira. Zvakadai, kondinendi inofanirwa kuzviongorora, uye kusimudzira kushanya kwemukati menyika nemukati mecontinental kuitira kuti pave nerunyararo,” Dr. Mathuki vakadaro.
Africa inofanirwa kugadzirisa zvakakosha zvemakwikwi ekushanya, kukurudzira intra-continental tourism.
Pamusoro pane ajenda yekondinendi inofanirwa kuve yakavhurika vhiza.
Zvakabuda mugwaro re “The Africa Visa Openness Report of 2020” zvinoratidza kuti vagari vemuAfrica vachiri kuda mavhiza ekufamba kuenda kuzvikamu makumi mana nezvitanhatu kubva muzana zvedzimwe nyika dzemuAfrica, ukuwo zvikamu makumi maviri nezvisere kubva muzana ndivo vanogona kuwana mavhiza kana vasvika.
“Izvi zvinoganhurira uye zvinonetsa zvinodiwa nemavhiza zvinodzikisira shungu dzevashanyi dzekufamba uye nenzira isina kunanga kuvapo kwemabasa akakosha. Nyika yekondinendi inofanirwa kukoshesa nhamburiko dziripo dzekusimudzira mavhiza ayo,” vakadaro Dr. Mathuki.
Imwe mbiru yakakosha kugadzirisa ndeyekusunungurwa kwematenga eAfrica kuvandudza kubatana kwemukati-kati. Kuti ubhururuke kubva kuguta guru ripi neripi reEast Africa kuenda kuchamhembe kweAfrica, munhu achakurumidza kuona kuti vanhu vomuAfrica vane hukama husina kunaka sei mukati mekondinendi.
Rwendo runofanira kutora asingapfuuri maawa mashanu nehafu mune dzimwe nguva runotora maawa anofungidzirwa kuva gumi nemaviri kusvika ku12, sezvo munhu achifanira kutora ndege dzinobatanidza kuburikidza neEurope kana Middle East. Kubhururuka kwakananga kungangoita mari inofungidzirwa kuti US$25; zvisinei, mumwe achava rombo rakanaka kuwana ndege isingasviki US$600.
African Union yakatora matanho ekuti Open Skies ive yechokwadi kuburikidza neMusika Umwechete weAir Transport Market (SAATM) wakagadzirwa kuti vakurumidze kuzadzikiswa kuzere kweChisungo cheYamoussoukro.
Dambudziko razvino reCCIDID-19 uye kubuda kwechirwere kwakaratidza kugadzirira kweAfrica kubata denda. Masisitimu ekutanga yambiro uye kuenderera mberi kwekudyara muhutano hweveruzhinji kwaona kondinendi ichibata nekubuda kwehutachiona zviri nani.
Nekudaro, kunyangwe zvichivavarirwa zvakanaka, izvo zvinodikanwa zvekuyedzwa usati wasimuka, bvunzo yekusimbisa pakusvika, uye mune dzimwe nguva kuvharirwa, zvese zvinodhura uye zvinokanganisa, nekudaro zvichitadzisa kufamba, kunyanya nekuda kwekutandara.
Iyo African Union-inotsigirwa PanaBIOS yanga yakakosha mukuparadzira COVID-19 mhedzisiro padanho rakachengeteka redhijitari rinosvikika kunhengo dzese dzenhengo.
Iyo EAC yakagadzirawo EAC Pass iyo inobatanidza uye inosimbisa EAC shamwari yenyika 'COVID-19 bvunzo uye zvitupa zvekudzivirira kurerutsira kupinda mudunhu rese.
Kana yanyatsopedzwa, EAC Pass ichabatanidzwa nemamwe mapuratifomu ehutano edunhu nekondinendi kuti awedzere kujeka uye kuvimbisa huchokwadi hwezvitupa.
Kondinendi inogona kubatsirwa nekudyara mari muzvirongwa zvekusimudzira kushanya kwemusika weAfrica. Chirongwa cheEAC chakaparurwa nguva pfupi yadarika che“Tembea Nyumbani” idanho rakakosha mukukurudzira kushanya kwenharaunda.
Maonero akafanana munharaunda dzese dzenharaunda dzehupfumi anogona kusandura kushanya kwekondinendi uye kuderedza kuvimba kwedu nevanosvika kune dzimwe nyika, sezvakaitika kuEurope mumakore apfuura, uko vashanyi vemunharaunda vanotora 80 muzana yevose vanosvika pakushanya.
“Pakupedzisira, nditenderei nditaure tsumo yemuAfrica inoti: Kusvikira shumba yadzidza kunyora, nyaya imwe neimwe ichakudza muvhimi,” vakadaro Dr. Mathuki.
Kwemakore, vezvenhau vepasi rose vakagadzira maonero asina kunaka uye anomiririra nezve Africa. Zviitiko zvehondo dzevagari vemo, nzara, uori, makaro, zvirwere, uye urombo zvakarondedzera vanhu vomuAfrica.
"Zvichida yave nguva yekutanga kubvunzurudza basa redu munhoroondo dzavo, asi zvakatonyanya kukosha, kutsanangura Africa isu pachedu," Munyori Mukuru weEAC akapedzisa.
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