Mount Rwenzori Tusker Lite Marathon Inotanga Shanduro Yechipiri

Mujaho uyu wakadaidzwa kuti Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon, uchaitwa musi waGunyana 2, 2023, mudunhu reKasese mujinga memakomo akafukidzwa nechando emita 5,109 Ruwenzori kumadokero kweUganda. Sekureva kwemutsigiri mukuru wemujaho wemarathon, Tusker Lite, donzvo remujaho wemarathon kusimudzira hupenyu hune hutano, kusimudzira kushanya mudunhu, uye kutsigira nharaunda kuburikidza nesimba rekumhanya nekuunganidza vamhanyi vemuno nevekunze.

Chiitiko ichi chinotarisira kuratidza nzvimbo dzinoshamisa dzeMakomo eRwenzori neQueen Elizabeth National Park, kusanganisira mazaya echando ane mukurumbira, makomo marefu, masango akasvibira, uye savanna yakakura. Chinangwa chikuru ndechekuita kuti Rwenzori Marathon ive chiitiko chinofanirwa kunge chiri chevamhanyi nevadi vekunze vanobva pasirese. Chiitiko ichi chine chinangwa chekugadzira chigarire munharaunda, kutsigira nharaunda uye kukurudzira budiriro inoenderera mberi.

Vachiparura chiitiko ichi nemusi weChina Nyamavhuvhu 24, paKampala Sheraton Hotel, Mukuru weUganda Lodges, Amos Wekesa, akataura nenhengo dzevatori venhau pamwe nevekushanya pamwe nevekushanyirwa kwenyika vaivepo vanosanganisira Honourable State Minister for Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities, Mugara Bahinduka; Uganda Tourism Board CEO, Lilly Ajarova; Mukuru weBusiness Director weUganda Wildlife Authority, Stephen Sanyi Masaba; vamiririri vanobva kumasangano akazvimiririra; uye vanopesvedzera vanosanganisira mota muromo wekick boxer Moses Golola, muimbi Pasaso, Fina Masanyaraze, et al.

Muhurukuro yaifadza vateereri, Wekesa akati: “Ndakamhanya munhangemutange yehafu yemarathon muKili (Kilimanjaro) gore rino, uye ndinoziva kuti chii chinoitwa nemarathon iyi. Saka takafunga kuti zvakanaka, Kili iri kuita vanhu vangangosvika zviuru makumi matanhatu nezvishanu vachikwira gomo iro, Gomo reRwenzori rinova gomo rinonyanya kuzivikanwa mukondinendi iri kuita vatorwa vasingasviki zviuru zviviri pagore. Takafunga kuti, tinosundira sei ajenda iyi kuti ive inokwikwidza? Tine vanhu 65,000 2,000 vanokwira gore rimwe nerimwe, mumwe nomumwe waavo vanobhadhara avhareji yemadhora 65,000 5,000; tiri kutaura mari inopfuura 300 million dollars inowanikwa muhupfumi hweTanzania.

“Kili igomo chairo rinofamba. Gomo repamusoro-soro ndere The Ruwenzoris rine nhongonya gumi nenhanhatu, 16 dzacho dziri pakati pegumi gumi-pamusoro-soro mukondinendi. Ndakakwira Rwenzori gore rakapera, ndakarasikirwa nemakirogiramu manomwe mumazuva manomwe.”

"Hapana chinogona kukugadzirira dambudziko sekunge pasina chinhu chinogona kukugadzirira runako rwaunoona pagomo iroro."

“Nei vanhu vari pasi payo vari varombo? Vanhu vari pasi payo vangabuda sei muurombo? Saka ndozvaive kufunga paRuwenzori marathon. Saka gore rapfuura takatanga kusunda hurongwa hweRuwenzori Marathon. Tagara pairi, uye ndinogona kukuudza kuti hapana chiitiko chakafanana neRuwenzori marathon iri kusundidzirwa.

“Gore rapfuura takava nevamhanyi 800, 150 vekuUganda vanova mhando dzedu dzakanangana. Parizvino tine 1,500 vakanyoresa. Tinotarisira kuva nevamhanyi vangangosvika zviuru zviviri nemazana mashanu svondo rinouya. Ndizvo zvichange zvakaita marathon iyi. Parizvino patiri kutaura, mahotera ese muKasese anenge atobhurwa, Fort Portal yava kutanga kuzadza. Gore rakapera, masupamaketi musi waSeptember 2,500 akapera huku, akapera mazai, ezvese, uye vaifanira kuenda kuFort Portal uye kuunza zvimwe zvokudya. Ndizvo zvinokurudzira kuti hupfumi hwenyika husimukire.” 

Wekesa akaziva vatsigiri vakuru vanosanganisira vagadziri vedoro reTusker Lite vachipa mari inosvika bhiriyoni remadhora, Stanchart Bank ichipa zana remamiriyoni emadhora, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) yakaisa mari inodarika mamiriyoni mazana matatu emadhora, pamwe nemamwe kubva kuCoca-Cola, nezvimwewo. kuti Ministry of Tourism inofara zvikuru kuuya: ;…vakaisa mari inosvika mamiriyoni makumi mashanu emadhora, takaita kuti UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority) ichiise mari, ichitipa mabhazi nokuda kwaizvozvo, uye tiri kusunda. it. Gore rino tinoda kushandisa mari inosvika mazana mashanu emamiriyoni emadhora kuti tingotengesa Ruwenzori kunze kweUganda. Takahaya kambani inoshambadza inonzi Pindrop ukaona tiri number one muUSA. Dai tisina 'gay bill' yapasa, tingadai tiine vanhu vechirungu vanodarika mazana mashanu vachiuya. Patiri kutaura izvozvi, tine vanhu vakanyoreswa kubva kunyika gumi nenhatu pasi rose. Nyika pfumbamwe inyika dzemuAfrica. Tine Egypt, South Africa, Ethiopia, nenzvimbo dzese idzi. Saka tiri kutarisira kukuonai vakomana. ”…

Gurukota reHurumende rinoona nezvekushanyirwa kwenyika, mhuka dzesango, uye zvinhu zvekare, Honourable Mugara Bahinduka, vakatenda zvikuru vanhu ava nevatori venhau vaivepo. Akaziva Bonifence Byamukama,, Sachigaro, ESTOA (Exclusive Sustainable Tour Operators Association), naJean Byamugisha, CEO, Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA), pakati pevamwe. Vakapawo ruremekedzo kuna vakafanobata chigaro chavo, Honourable Godfrey Kiwanda, nekusimudzira kushanya kwemukati menyika. Vakacherechedza kubatsira kwevashanyi vekunze kuburikidza nekuunza mari yakawanda asi vakati zvakakoshawo kusimudzira vashanyi vemunyika kuitira kuti vakwanise kusimudzira chikamu ichi. Vakatenda matambudziko eCovid-19 neEbola asi vakati nzira chete yavanogona kukunda nayo matambudziko akadai kusimudzira kushanya kwemunyika. Vakatenda vese vari muchirongwa chekusimudzira kushanya kwemukati menyika chinodaidzwa kuti "Tulambule" uko chirongwa ichi chakaendeswa kumabvazuva, kumadokero, uye kuchamhembe kweUganda. Akatenda avo vakaramba vachishanyira uye "Explore Uganda" kunyangwe mushure memishandirapamwe.

Ruwenzori Marathon

Gore rapfuura, Mt. Rwenzori ndiye akatungamira pamusoro pemamwe emahalf-marathon anoyevedza pasi rose akaunganidzwa neOutdoorswire USA nhasi vezvenhau vachitsanangura makomo akafukidzwa nesinou ari padyo ne equator nemagorilla.

Mujaho weRuwenzori Marathon uri kuseri kweMakomo makuru eRwenzori, anozivikanwawo se“Mountains of the Moon” achidada nepamusoro pechitatu muAfrica, Margherita Peak (5,109 metres ASL).  

Iri munzvimbo yekumadokero kweUganda, dunhu reRwenzori rinopa nzvimbo dzinoshamisa, maruva akasiyana nemhuka, nemikana isingaenzaniswi yekushanya. Kubva panhongonya dzakareba dzinokwira pamusoro pemakore kusvika kumadziva echando akajeka uye masango akasvibira akazara munzvimbo yacho, maRwenzoris anoshamisa zvechokwadi.

Sezvo nyanzvi yechiGiriki yekare Ptolemy yakataura kuti aya “Makomo eMwedzi” engano akanga ari manyuko eNairi, Makomo eRwenzori akatora fungidziro yevafambi uye vaongorori. Kuti unyorese marathon, tinya pano.