Tsayawa a Garin Kariba a Zimbabwe

Kwanakin baya na zauna a garin Kariba, Zimbabwe, a hanyar gida daga Harare zuwa Livingstone. Ina so in ga abin da ke akwai a bangarorin biyu na bangon dam. Garin Kariba yana gefen Zimbabwe; Siavonga yana gefen Zambiya.

Bitan tarihin farko. Lokacin da aka gina madatsar ruwa a 1957-59, an gina Garin Kariba don tsugunar da masu aikin ginin. Dukan garin ya zama kamar ya tashi ne da daddare yayin da gidaje, dakunan shan magani, makarantu, shaguna, da duk abubuwan gine-ginen garin suka kasance cikin sauri mai ban mamaki ga dubunnan ma'aikata da ake buƙata.

Shiga shafin ya wuce wuri mai wuyar sha'ani da wahala, don haka aka gina hanyoyi ta hanyar Zambezi Escarpment da kewayen tsaunukan Garin Kariba. Hanyoyi a waccan zamanin galibi galibi ana sanya su ta amfani da tsofaffin hanyoyin wasa, watakila ta giwaye ne, saboda wasan ya fi mutanen sanin ƙasar.

A wannan lokacin, Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia), da Nyasaland (Malawi) suna daga cikin abin da aka sani da tarayya. Joinedungiyoyin mulkin mallaka uku na Biritaniya sun haɗu zuwa yanki ɗaya na gudanarwa tsakanin 1953 da 1963. Babban birnin tarayyar shine Salisbury (Harare).

An yanke shawarar cewa wannan yanki na Afirka ta Tsakiya yana buƙatar wutar lantarki, kuma yawancinsa, galibi don yankin hakar ma'adinai na Copperbelt a Zambia. An ba da shawarar wurare daban-daban na gina madatsar ruwa kuma aka tattauna amma a karshe Kariba ta yi nasara. Yawancin kayayyaki da gwaninta sun zo ne daga Harare, don haka, ina tsammanin, shine dalilin da ya sa aka zabi bankin kudancin Zimbabwe a matsayin wurin gari.

Siavonga, a gefe guda, an gina shi ne don gidajen mutanen Tonga da suka kaura lokacin da aka kammala madatsar ruwan kuma ruwan ya nutsar da ƙauyukansu na asali.

Motar daga Harare zuwa Kariba kusan kilomita 350 ne. Hanyar farko da aka shimfida tana kan manyan titunan mota tare da manyan motoci da kuma direbobi marasa kyau. A Makuti hanyar, kusan kilomita 80, zuwa Kariba, shiru ne, mai ban tsoro, kuma kyakkyawa mai ban mamaki.

Na isa Garin Kariba na fara bincike. Abu na farko da na lura da shi shine alfadarin da yake yawo akan tituna, yana kallon gida sosai. Akwai hanyoyi da yawa na ele poo a kan hanyoyi, amma ban ga ko kwarzane ba. Daga baya, lokacin da nake hira, sai aka gaya min cewa bauna yana yawo kan tituna; a da akwai impala da dawa, suma, amma sun daɗe zuwa tukunyar Afirka.

Na tafi masauki bayan masauki kuma na fara samun damuwa. Yawancinsu sun yi gajiya sosai kuma ba sa gayyata. Tabbas, Zim, yana da matsala yanzu tunda yawon buɗe ido na cikin gida ya ragu zuwa mafi ƙaranci kuma ƙasashen duniya basa sake zuwa saboda yanayin siyasa. Garin Kariba ya kasance matattarar ayyuka inda Zimbos ke da gidajen hutu; otal-otal sun yi wata harka ta yawon bude ido; tashar jiragen ruwa ta cika da jiragen ruwa masu zaman kansu da na kasuwanci, kanana da manyan jiragen ruwan gida, da jiragen ruwa. Ya bunkasa. Kowa daga Harare, da alama, yana son kashe ƙarshen makorsa a bakin tafkin kamun kifi ko kuma yawo cikin jirgi.

Ba na so in gaya muku game da mummunan rashi; Zan mayar da hankali ga mai kyau. Wuri na farko da na samo, wanda na ji ya cancanci zama, shine Hornbill Lodge akan Mica Point. Karamin masauki ne mai zaman kansa inda mai shi kawai yake buɗewa akan abubuwan da suka gabata. Tuntuɓar: [email kariya] . Na tafi Caribbeanbea Bay Hotel, wanda babban otal ne kuma na ɗan zagaya. Wannan otal na daga cikin rukunin Rukunin Sunan Afirka kuma yana da launin ruwan hoda mai dunƙule. Daga nan na fara zagayawa zuwa Otal din Cutty Sark da fatan zai fi kyau - an gaya min cewa abincin yana da kyau, hakan zai yi, matukar dai ina da daki mai tsabta da zan zauna a ciki kuma wurin ya kasance amintacce. Yayi kyau, don haka na yi rajista a ciki.

Dukansu Caribbea Bay da Cutty Sark sun dogara da kasuwar taro yanzu. Dukanmu mun san cewa gwamnatoci da dubban kungiyoyi masu zaman kansu a kwanakin nan suna son taro - suna son yin magana game da abubuwan talla da kuma samun alawus na waje. Abin baƙin ciki a gare ni, otal ɗin da ke kula da kasuwar taro ba irin otal na bane… wurin kwana ne kawai.

Bayan nayi rijista zuwa Cutty Sark, sai na tafi neman ƙarin bala'i amma nayi mamakin farin ciki. Na sami Tamarind Lodges, wanda yake da asali amma ya tattauna da maigidan, sai ta ce suna ƙoƙari su inganta shi - batun kuɗi ne kawai, wanda ba shi da yawa a wannan kwanakin. Tamarind Lodges suna da arha sosai kuma suna fatan bayar da zango, suma. Ya zama kamar amintacce, wanda shine babban abin damuwa a wannan zamanin tare da irin wannan talaucin da ke ɓoye a kowane kusurwa.

Daga nan na nufi tafkin Lomagundi. Wannan wurin ya fi so na. Tana da katako mai a gefen ruwa, chalets da wuraren zama. Wannan, ina tsammanin, ya kamata a ba da shawarar. Yana da lafiya, wanda da yawa daga cikin sansanonin gari ba shakka ba su da.

Bayan duba Lomagundi, sai na tafi Warthogs. Ya kasance cikin halin lalacewa, masu mallakar sun yanke shawarar sake ginin. Don haka ba zan iya cewa da yawa game da shi ba sai dai cewa sandar tana cikin yanayi mai kyau; kitchens sunyi aiki tare da menu na asali. Abin farin ciki game da Warthogs shine cewa suna da haɗin Intanet - wani abu mai mahimmanci a cikin Zim kwanakin nan. Warthogs da gaske yana tallatawa zuwa kasuwannin ƙasa, don haka mai shi yana fatan cewa kasuwancin zai sake komawa tare da yanayin kwanciyar hankali, wanda yanzu ke ci gaba a cikin Zim.