Dutsen Rwenzori Tusker Lite Marathon Ya Kaddamar da Buga Na Biyu

Wanda aka yi wa lakabi da Marathon Tusker Lite Rwenzori, za a gudanar da gasar ne a ranar 2 ga Satumba, 2023, a gundumar Kasese da ke tsaunin Ruwenzori mai tsawon mita 5,109 da dusar kankara a yammacin Uganda. A cewar babban mai daukar nauyin gasar gudun fanfalaki, Tusker Lite, manufar gudun hijirar ita ce inganta rayuwa cikin koshin lafiya, da bunkasa harkokin yawon bude ido a yankin, da kuma tallafawa al'ummomin yankin ta hanyar karfin gudu ta hanyar hada 'yan gudun hijira na gida da waje.

Taron na fatan baje kolin shimfidar wurare masu ban sha'awa na tsaunin Rwenzori da gandun daji na Sarauniya Elizabeth, gami da shahararrun dusar kankara, manyan kololuwa, dazuzzukan dazuzzuka, da faffadan savannah. Babban makasudin shine sanya Marathon na Rwenzori ya zama abin da ya kamata a halarta ga masu gudu da masu sha'awar waje daga ko'ina cikin duniya. Har ila yau taron yana nufin haifar da tasiri mai dorewa a yankin, tallafawa al'ummomin gida da inganta ci gaba mai dorewa.

Da yake kaddamar da taron a ranar Alhamis, 24 ga watan Agusta, a otal din Kampala Sheraton, shugaban kasar Uganda Lodges Amos Wekesa, ya yi jawabi ga ‘yan jaridu da na ‘yan yawon bude ido da suka halarci taron da suka hada da mai girma karamin ministan kula da namun daji da kayayyakin tarihi na kasa, Mugara Bahinduka; Shugabar hukumar yawon bude ido ta Uganda, Lilly Ajarova; Daraktan kasuwanci na hukumar namun daji ta Uganda, Stephen Sanyi Masaba; wakilai daga kamfanoni masu zaman kansu; da masu tasiri da suka hada da dan damben damben kick Moses Golola, mawaki Pasaso, Fina Masanyaraze, et al.

A cikin wani jawabi mai ban sha'awa ga mahalarta taron, Wekesa ya ce: “Na yi tseren rabin gudun fanfalaki a ‘Kili’ (Kilimanjaro) a wannan shekara, kuma na san tasirin abin da wannan tseren ke yi. Don haka mun yi tunanin lafiya, Kili yana yin kusan mutane 65,000 da ke hawan wannan dutsen, Dutsen Rwenzori wanda shine mafi girman tsaunin a nahiyar yana yin kasa da 2,000 na kasashen waje a cikin shekara guda. Mun yi tunani, ta yaya za mu tura wannan ajanda don ya zama mai gasa a zahiri? Muna da mutane 65,000 da suke hawan hawa kowace shekara, kowannensu yana biyan dala 5,000 a matsakaita; muna magana sama da dala miliyan 300 da ake samu a cikin tattalin arzikin Tanzaniya.

“Kili tsauni ne mai tafiya. Dutsen mafi fasaha shine ainihin Ruwenzoris tare da kololuwa 16, 5 daga cikinsu suna cikin manyan kololuwa 10 mafi girma a nahiyar. Na haura Rwenzori bara, na yi asarar kilogiram 7 a cikin kwanaki 7."

"Babu wani abu da zai iya shirya ku don ƙalubalen kamar yadda babu wani abu da zai iya shirya ku don kyawun da kuke gani akan dutsen."

“Me ya sa mutane a ƙasa suke matalauta? Ta yaya mutanen kasa za su fita daga talauci? Don haka tunanin da ke bayan tseren marathon na Ruwenzori ke nan. Don haka a bara mun fara tura ajanda na Marathon na Ruwenzori. Mun kasance a kai a kai, kuma zan iya gaya muku cewa babu wani abin da ya faru kamar Marathon na Ruwenzori da ake turawa.

"A bara muna da 'yan gudun hijira 800, 'yan Uganda 150 wadanda su ne abin koyinmu ana kai hari. Ya zuwa yanzu muna da rajista 1,500. Muna da niyyar samun 'yan gudun hijira kusan 2,500 a karshen mako mai zuwa. Abin da tasirin wannan gudun fanfalaki zai kasance kenan. A yanzu da muke magana, duk otal-otal na Kasese sun kusa cikawa, Fort Portal yanzu ya fara cika. A bara, manyan kantunan a ranar 3 ga Satumba sun ƙare da kaza, sun ƙare da ƙwai, komai, kuma dole ne su je Fort Portal su kawo ƙarin abinci. Wannan shi ne abin da ke karfafa tattalin arziki ya bunkasa." 

Wekesa ya amince da manyan magoya bayansa da suka hada da Tusker Lite masu sana'ar barasa suna bayar da kusan shilling biliyan daya, Stanchart Bank ya ba da gudummawar miliyan 100, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) ya sanya sama da miliyan 300, tare da karin daga Coca-Cola, da sauransu. cewa ma’aikatar yawon bude ido ta yi matukar farin ciki da shigowar jirgin: ;…sun saka kudi kusan miliyan 50, mun sa UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority) ta saka wasu kudade, ta ba mu motocin bas don haka, muna turawa. shi. A bana muna son kashe kusan miliyan 500 ne kawai don tallata Ruwenzori a wajen Uganda. Mun dauki hayar wani kamfani mai suna Pindrop kuma kun ga mun kasance na daya a Amurka. Idan da ba mu sami ƙetare 'bill gay' ba, da za mu sami mutanen Ingilishi sama da 500 suna zuwa. Kamar yadda muke magana yanzu, muna da mutane da suka yi rajista daga kasashe 13 a fadin duniya. Kasashe tara a zahiri kasashen Afirka ne. Muna da Masar, Afirka ta Kudu, Habasha, da duk waɗannan wurare. Don haka muna fatan ganin ku mutane. ”…

Karamin ministan yawon bude ido, namun daji da kayayyakin tarihi, Honorabul Mugara Bahinduka, ya godewa masu ruwa da tsaki da ‘yan jarida da suka halarta. Ya gane Bonifence Byamukama,, Shugaban, EstoA (Exclusive Sustainable Tour Operators Association), da Jean Byamugisha, Shugaba, Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA), da sauransu. Ya kuma jinjinawa magabacinsa, Honourable Godfrey Kiwanda, saboda inganta harkokin yawon bude ido na cikin gida. Ya fahimci irin gudunmawar da masu yawon bude ido na kasashen waje ke bayarwa ta hanyar kawo karin kudi amma kuma ya ce yana da matukar muhimmanci a inganta harkokin yawon bude ido na cikin gida ta yadda za su iya dorewar wannan fanni. Ya amince da kalubalen cutar ta COVID-19 da Ebola amma ya ce hanya daya tilo da za su iya shawo kan irin wadannan kalubalen ita ce ta bunkasa yawon shakatawa na cikin gida. Ya gode wa duk masu fafutukar cikin gida na bunkasa yawon shakatawa na cikin gida da aka yi wa lakabi da "Tulambule" inda aka kai kamfen zuwa gabashi, yamma, da arewacin Uganda. Ya gode wa wadanda suka ci gaba da ziyarta da "Bincike Uganda" koda bayan yakin neman zabe.

Marathon Ruwenzori

A shekarar da ta gabata, Mt. Rwenzori ya zama kan gaba a jerin wasu kyawawan wasannin rabin gudun marathon na duniya da kafofin watsa labarai na Outdoorswire na Amurka suka taru a yau da ke bayyana tsaunukan dusar ƙanƙara da ke kusa da yankin equator da gorilla.

Marathon na Ruwenzori an saita shi ne a bayan tsaunin Rwenzori, wanda kuma aka sani da "Dutsen Wata" yana alfahari da kololuwa na uku mafi girma a Afirka, Margherita Peak (mita 5,109 ASL).  

An kafa shi a yankin yammacin Uganda, yankin Rwenzori yana ba da shimfidar wurare masu ban sha'awa, flora da fauna na musamman, da damar kasada mara misaltuwa. Daga manyan kololuwar da suka tashi sama da gajimare zuwa tafkunan glacial masu haske da kuma dazuzzukan dazuzzukan da ke cike da shimfidar wuri, Rwenzoris hakika abin mamaki ne na halitta.

Tun da tsohon masani na Girka Ptolemy ya yi iƙirarin cewa waɗannan almara na “Dutsen Wata” su ne tushen kogin Nilu, tsaunin Rwenzori sun ɗauki tunanin ’yan kasada da masu bincike. Don yin rajista don marathon, danna nan.