Mount Rwenzori Tusker Lite Marathon Iyambitsa Kusindikiza Kwachiwiri

Mipikisanoyo idzachitika pa Seputembara 2, 2023, m'boma la Kasese m'mphepete mwa chipale chofewa cha mamita 5,109 cha Ruwenzori kumadzulo kwa Uganda. Malinga ndi omwe akuthandizira wamkulu wa mpikisano wa marathon, Tusker Lite, cholinga cha mpikisanowu ndikulimbikitsa moyo wathanzi, kulimbikitsa zokopa alendo kuderali, komanso kuthandiza anthu amderali pogwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zothamanga posonkhanitsa othamanga a m'derali ndi akunja.

Mwambowu ukuyembekeza kuwonetsa malo odabwitsa a mapiri a Rwenzori ndi Queen Elizabeth National Park, kuphatikizapo madzi oundana odziwika bwino, nsonga zazitali, nkhalango zowirira, ndi nkhalango zazikulu. Cholinga chachikulu ndikupangitsa mpikisano wa Rwenzori Marathon kukhala wofunika kupezekapo kwa othamanga komanso okonda kunja ochokera padziko lonse lapansi. Chochitikacho chikufunanso kupanga zotsatira zokhazikika m'derali, kuthandizira anthu ammudzi ndi kulimbikitsa chitukuko chokhazikika.

Povumbulutsa mwambowu Lachinayi, Ogasiti 24, ku Kampala Sheraton Hotel, mkulu wa bungwe la Uganda Lodges Amos Wekesa adalankhula ndi atolankhani ndi mabungwe okopa alendo omwe analipo kuphatikiza Wolemekezeka Minister of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities, Mugara Bahinduka; Mkulu wa bungwe la Uganda Tourism Board, Lilly Ajarova; Mkulu wa Bizinesi ya Unduna wa Zanyama zakutchire, Stephen Sanyi Masaba; nthumwi zochokera ku mabungwe apadera; and influencers including motor mouthed kick boxer Moses Golola, musician Pasaso, Fina Masanyaraze, et al.

M’mawu achidwi kwa anthu, Wekesa adati: “Ndidathamanga mpikisano wa half marathon ku ‘Kili’ (Kilimanjaro) chaka chino, ndipo ndikudziwa zotsatira za zomwe mpikisanowo umachita. Chifukwa chake tidaganiza kuti zili bwino, Kili ikuchita anthu pafupifupi 65,000 kukwera phirilo, phiri la Rwenzori lomwe ndi phiri lodziwika bwino kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi linali kuchita alendo osakwana 2,000 pachaka. Tinaganiza, kodi timakankhira bwanji ndondomekoyi kuti ikhale yopikisana? Tili ndi anthu 65,000 omwe amakwera chaka chilichonse, aliyense wa iwo amalipira avareji ya madola 5,000; tikulankhula zoposa $300 miliyoni zomwe zimapezedwa muchuma cha Tanzania.

"Kili ndi phiri loyenda kwambiri. Phiri laukadaulo kwambiri ndi The Ruwenzoris lomwe lili ndi nsonga 16, 5 mwa nsonga 10 zapamwamba kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi. Ndinakwera Rwenzori chaka chatha, ndinataya ma kilogalamu 7 m’masiku 7.”

"Palibe chomwe chingakukonzekeretseni kuthana ndi vutoli ngati kuti palibe chomwe chingakonzekere kukongola komwe mukuwona paphirilo."

"N'chifukwa chiyani anthu pansi pake ndi osauka? Kodi anthu omwe ali pansi pake angachoke bwanji ku umphawi? Ndiye anali kuganiza kumbuyo kwa Ruwenzori marathon. Ndiye chaka chatha tidayamba kukankha ndondomeko ya Ruwenzori Marathon. Takhalapo nthawi zonse, ndipo ndikuuzeni kuti palibe chochitika ngati Ruwenzori marathon omwe akukankhidwa.

“Chaka chatha tinali ndi othamanga 800, a Uganda 150 omwe ndi ma model athu ndi omwe timayang'ana. Pakadali pano tili ndi 1,500 olembetsa. Tikufuna kukhala ndi othamanga pafupifupi 2,500 sabata yamawa. Izi ndi zomwe zidzakhudzidwe ndi marathon awa. Panopa tikulankhula, mahotela onse ku Kasese atsala pang'ono kutha, Fort Portal tsopano yayamba kudzaza. Chaka chatha, masitolo akuluakulu pa September 3 anatha nkhuku, anatha mazira, chirichonse, ndipo anayenera kupita ku Fort Portal ndi kubweretsa chakudya chochuluka. Izi n’zimene zimalimbikitsa chuma kuti chikule.” 

Wekesa adazindikira omwe akuthandiza kwambiri kuphatikiza opanga mowa wa Tusker Lite omwe apereka ndalama zokwana mabiliyoni, Stanchart Bank yomwe yapereka ndalama zokwana 100 miliyoni, UNDP (United Nations Development Program) idapereka ndalama zoposa 300 miliyoni, ndi zina zochokera ku Coca-Cola, ndi zina zambiri. kuti unduna wa zokopa alendo ndiwokondwa kwambiri kubwera: ;…ayika ndalama zokwana 50 miliyoni, takhala ndi UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority) kutiyikira ndalama, kutipatsa mabasi kuti achite izi, ndipo tikukankhira. izo. Chaka chino tikufuna kugwiritsa ntchito ndalama zokwana 500 miliyoni kuti tingogulitsa Ruwenzori kunja kwa Uganda. Talemba ntchito kampani yotsatsa malonda yotchedwa Pindrop ndipo mudawona kuti tinali oyamba ku USA. Tikanakhala kuti 'bilu ya gay' ikadaperekedwa, tikadakhala ndi achingelezi oposa 500 akubwera. Pamene tikulankhulira pano, tili ndi anthu olembetsedwa kuchokera kumayiko 13 padziko lonse lapansi. Mayiko asanu ndi anayi mwa mayikowa ndi maiko aku Africa. Tili ndi Egypt, South Africa, Ethiopia, ndi malo onsewa. Chifukwa chake tikuyembekezera kukuwonani. ”…

Nduna ya Boma la Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Honourable Mugara Bahinduka, adathokoza anthu omwe adalimbikitsa komanso atolankhani omwe analipo. Iye anazindikira Bonifence Byamukama, Chairman, ESTOA (Exclusive Sustainable Tour Operators Association), ndi Jean Byamugisha, CEO, Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA), pakati pa ena. Adaperekanso ulemu kwa omwe adalowa m’malo mwake, Wolemekezeka Godfrey Kiwanda, polimbikitsa ntchito zokopa alendo. Iye adazindikira thandizo la alendo akunja pobweretsa ndalama zambiri koma adatinso ndikofunikira kulimbikitsa zokopa alendo zapakhomo kuti athe kupititsa patsogolo gawoli. Iye adavomereza zovuta za mliri wa COVID-19 ndi Ebola koma adati njira yokhayo yomwe angathanirane ndi zovuta zotere ndikulimbikitsa ntchito zokopa alendo. Iye adathokoza onse pa kampeni yapakhomo yolimbikitsa zokopa alendo zapakhomo yotchedwa "Tulambule" komwe kampeniyi yapita kum'mawa, kumadzulo, ndi kumpoto kwa Uganda. Anathokoza omwe apitiliza kuyendera ndi "Explore Uganda" ngakhale pambuyo pa kampeni.

Ruwenzori Marathon

Chaka chatha, Mt. Rwenzori adatsogolera pamndandanda wamasewera othamanga kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi omwe adasonkhanitsidwa ndi Outdoorswire USA lero atolankhani akufotokoza mapiri otchingidwa ndi chipale chofewa omwe ali pafupi kwambiri ndi equator ndi kutsatira a gorilla.

Mpikisano wa Ruwenzori Marathon wakhazikitsidwa kumbuyo kwa mapiri akuluakulu a Rwenzori, omwe amadziwikanso kuti "Mountains of the Moon" omwe ali pamwamba pa nsonga yachitatu mu Africa, Margherita Peak (5,109 metres ASL).  

Dera la Rwenzori, lomwe lili kumadzulo kwa Uganda, lili ndi malo okongola, zomera ndi zinyama zapadera, komanso mwayi wosayerekezeka. Kuchokera pamwamba pa nsonga zazitali zomwe zimakwera pamwamba pa mitambo kupita ku nyanja zoyera bwino kwambiri za madzi oundana ndi nkhalango zowirira zomwe zili m’derali, a Rwenzori ndi odabwitsadi.

Popeza kuti katswiri wina wamaphunziro wachigiriki Ptolemy ananena kuti “Mapiri a Mwezi” odziwika bwino amenewa ndi amene anachokera mumtsinje wa Nailo, mapiri a Rwenzori akopa chidwi cha anthu okonda kuyendayenda komanso ofufuza malo. Kulembetsa mpikisano wa marathon, Dinani apa.