Musanganiswa wechikoro chinotonhorera mhepo uye kupisa kwakanyanya kuboora sekuratidzwa kunoitwa masikati masikati emuchadenga eAfrica, anotora nzvimbo yepakati uye anotonga pamusoro pemahombekombe egungwa. Mhepo inonhuwirira yemhando dzakasiyana dzekuora, ichizununguka kubva mungarava dzakasiya vanhu, kurudyi, matafura akasiiwa anoshandiswa kucheka hove, kuruboshwe mafirita egungwa egirini akayangarara pamusoro pegungwa riri pamberi.
Panyika, huwandu hwakawanda hwehuni nemarasha zvinoita yakasimba, vakamirira rwendo rwavo rwekuyambuka gungwa kuenda kune chero ezvitsuwa zvakawanda pagungwa kana mutengi ane rombo rakanaka.
Musika uchangobva kuvakwa unomira mamaira mashoma kubva. Kune vashoma vanopfuura, vamwe vanoonekwa vakagara pamahombekombe, vakanyarara vakatarisa kumvura. Dai iwe wakarasikirwa nemabhodhi makuru eEast Africa Breweries paunenge uchipinda, hapana kana chinhu chingakuudze iwe uri muPort Bell, ndoda kuti umire panzvimbo dzechiteshi chekare cheUganda.
Anonzi mushure meye panguva iyoyo gavhuna weBritish weUganda, Sir Hesketh Bell, Port Bell yakavhurwa muna 1908 kubata kupinzwa kweUganda negungwa.
Kukosha kwayo kwaive kwakasimba zvekuti apo Railway yeUganda yakavhurwa muna 1931, yaive yakabatana nechiteshi kudzikisira kutakurwa kwezvinhu zvainge zvasvika negungwa kuenda kuKampala.
Asi nhasi Port Bell inoita kunge yakanganikwa, yakarara parutivi rwewadhi reKampala, isina hanya. Kungoti chiteshi chekare cheUganda chakakwanira kuti ive nzvimbo pakati penzvimbo dzepamusoro dzekushanya, asi kunyangwe vanhu vese vakabvunzurudzwa vachibvumirana, zvishoma kana paine chinhu chakaitwa kuti ive nechokwadi chekuti inonakidzwa nenzvimbo yayo yakakodzera kumusoro uko. Uye semhedzisiro, izvo-zvingangove-zvave zvichizounza mabhenefiti mabhenefiti zvakare zvakavanzika.
Ose Malindi neMombasa, chiteshi chengarava chekare cheKenya, ave mamwe emahofisi anotungamira evashanyi munyika. Chinhu chimwe chete ichi chinogona kutaurwa nezveDar-es-Salaam neZanzibar, zviteshi zvekare zveTanzania. Zvese izvo zvino mamaki akakosha enhaka dzenyika yavo, chinzvimbo icho Port Bell chakarambwa zvakaipisisa.
Kutsvaga kweInternet kwekushanya kuPort Bell kunoratidza nzvimbo dzinoshambadzira ruzivo rwevashanyi nezverwendo, mahotera uye zororo kuPort Bell. Asi pakudzvanya izvo zvinongedzo, hapana chinoonekwa; chiratidzo chekuti masangano mazhinji evashanyi anokoshesa nzvimbo iyi seinogona kuve nzvimbo yekushanya asi hapana kana chinhu pasi chinogona kupembedza chirevo ichi.
VaRichard Oyamo, Secretary General weRailway Zone, vanoti kukosha kwechiteshi ichi kunongowanikwa mune dzidziso, kwete kuita. “Iyo (Port Bell) haina kukosha, mupfungwa yekuti chero chinofanira kunge chiri muchiteshi sezvo mamwe madoko asiri uyezve ndicho chiteshi chikuru pano. Mukazvifananidza nezviteshi zveKisumu neMwanza, tinosarira kumashure, ”vanodaro VaOyamo.
Anoti hapana chakaiswa mukutarisira vangangove vashanyi. “Chinhu chete chinokwezva vashanyi imvura; hapana chimwe. Vashanyi vanouya pano vachisiya vasingazive kuti vasvika kuPort Bell, ”VaOyamo vanowedzera.
VaJohn Baptist Kayaga, gurukota rinoona nezve Tourism Tourism nemaindasitiri, vanoti kugona kushanya kwechiteshi ichi kwakatadziswa nekusagadzikana kubva kune vangangoita mari pamwe nehurumende.
"Maonero ayo enhoroondo uye nzvimbo dzakanaka zvakakwana asi hapana munhu akazvifunga nenzira iyoyo. Tese tanga tichifunga kuivandudza tichishandisa nzira yekutengesera, ”VaKayaga vanodaro.
Anoti zvimwe zviteshi zvakaita seKisumu zvine nzvimbo zhinji dzekutengesa uko vashanyi vanotenga asi izvo hazvisi kuPort Bell.
VaOyamo vanoti hurumende haina kuronga chiteshi ichi asi yakangozvisiya. Gurukota rezvekushanyirwa kwenyika, VaSerapiyo Rukundo, zvisinei vanoti vane chiteshi ichi muzvirongwa zvavo. “Tiri kuedza kuva nerwendo rwekufamba rwendo muLake Victoria. "Vanhu vari kuuya nemazano ekuti vangasimudzira sei kushanya ikoko."
Public Relations Officer kuMinistry of Works and Transport, Muzvare Susan Kataike, vakaratidza kukosha kwePort Bell kumaindasitiri ezvekutakura, asi vakati ichiri kuita zvakaringana, kunyanya nekuti ngarava dzevapfuuri dzakadzika.
Anoti bazi iri riri kutanga chivakwa ichi doko rakaoma pachiteshi pamwe nekugadzirisa pamitsetse yeMV Kahwa nePamba.
Icho chokwadi chekuti vanhu vachapedza nguva nemari kuti vasangouya uye kushamiswa nerunako rwePort Bell, asi zvakare kukwira kukwira chikepe, zvinoratidza kuti chiteshi chengarava chinobatika chinonzwikwa nevazhinji asi hachina kungobatwa.
Mumwe murume-chikepe akataura mwedzi mitatu yapfuura kuti chiteshi ichi chave chinzvimbo chevanhu vanotsvaga kuzviuraya. “Mumwe munhu akauya, airatidzika kunge bhizinesi-uye akakumbirwa kunovhenekwa kutenderera zviwi. Paanosvika pakati, anosvetukira mumvura uye iwe unotofanira kusangana nemhedzisiro kana ukadzokera kumahombekombe uri wega, ”anodaro.
Iyi ngano inongedzo yakapusa yeiyo chiteshi chekare cheUganda chakaderedzwa kuva. Maonero akachengetwa nevabati vechikamu pamusoro apa ndeehurukuro dzako dzezvematongerwo enyika, uchitaura nezvekuti 'zvirongwa zviri mupombi' sei yekuvandudza saiti. Kuti irege kuva nechiratidzo chimwe chete chekushanyirwa inotaurira zvakawanda nezve kugona kweUganda kuchengetedza nhaka yayo, uye ichisiya kushamisika kuti nei mamaki mazhinji epasi akasiyiwa nevamanikidza, ave matongo.
