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Amaphoyisa aseKenya adubule ngesisi esikhalisa unyembezi nesibhamu samanzi ebhekise kuhide lomholi weqembu eliphikisayo uRaila Odinga ngoMsombuluko, njengoba kuqubuka izingxabano phakathi nemibhikisho ephikisana nenkinga ejezisayo yezindleko zokuphila.
Kuqubuke izimpi phakathi kwababhikishi abebejikijela ngamatshe namaphoyisa ezingxenyeni ezithile zenhloko-dolobha iNairobi kanye nelinye idolobha okungenani elilodwa, okuyisiyaluyalu sokuqala esikhulu selokhu uMengameli uWilliam Ruto athatha izintambo ngonyaka odlule, kusho ababhali be-AFP.
Amaphoyisa aphinde adedela isisi esikhalisa unyembezi namanzi eqhulwini lwezimoto ebezithwele u-Odinga, obenxuse ukuthi kube nosuku lokuthathelwa izinyathelo kuhulumeni kaRuto mayelana nokukhuphuka kwamanani entengo nokhetho “olwebiwe” lwangonyaka odlule.
U-Odinga, obelokhu emile kwelokuthi imibhikisho izoqhubeka yize engayitholanga imvume yamaphoyisa, bekumele abe nesithangami sabezindaba ehhotela laseNairobi kodwa waphoqeleka ukuthi ahambe.
Uhide lwezimoto zakhe lube seluvinjwa amaphoyisa ukuthi azame ukufinyelela enkabeni yenhloko-dolobha, lapho bekunezinxushunxushu eziningi ngoMsombuluko.
Cishe abantu ababili nabo baboshwe edolobheni laseNairobi, ikakhulukazi abantu abasha kodwa namalungu amabili aphikisayo ePhalamende, okuhlanganisa nomholi weqembu elincane leSenate uStewart Madzayo, kusho ababhali be-AFP.
IPhini likaMengameli uRigathi Gachagua unxuse abagqugquzeli ukuthi bayeke “isiyaluyalu nezinxushunxushu,” ethi imibhikisho ilahlekisele iKenya imali elinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili zamarandi (amaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-150) ebhizinisini elilahlekile.
“Into abayenzayo wukucekela phansi umnotho. Besesiqalile ukukhombisa ukusimama komnotho,” esho ngesikhathi evakashele edolobheni eliyitheku laseMombasa.
U-Odinga, owahlulwa ngokulambisa okhethweni lwangonyaka odlule lukaRuto, ubecele abantu baseKenya ukuthi baphume ngobuningi babo bezozwakalisa “ukucasuka” kwabo ngokukhuphuka kwezindleko zezimpahla nezinsiza.
Kusukela ekuseni, amaphoyisa asebenzise isisi esikhalisa unyembezi kubabhikishi ababebuthene esizeni esiseduze namahhovisi kahulumeni enkabeni yeNairobi nezinye izindawo zedolobha.
“Size lapha ngokuthula kodwa basiqhumisa isisi esikhalisa unyembezi,” kusho uCharles Oduor, 21.
“Basiqambela amanga mihla namalanga. Uphi ufulawa wommbila oshibhile abawuthembisile? Iphi imisebenzi yentsha abayithembisile? Abakwenzayo nje ukuqasha abangani babo.”
Abantu baseKenya babhekene nengwadla yokukhuphuka kwentengo kaphethiloli, ugesi nokudla okuyisisekelo, kanye nokwehla kwenani likasheleni uma liqhathaniswa nedola laseMelika kanye nesomiso esishiye izigidi zilambile.
‘Impilo inzima kakhulu’
U-Odinga uthe ubize le mihlangano ngenhloso yokukhalaza “ukukhuphuka kwezindleko” zokuphila kodwa nokhetho “olwebiwe” ngo-Agasti odlule.
Emjondolo omkhulu waseNairobi, iKibera, okuyindawo esekelwe kuyo u-Odinga, abantu bashise amathayi ngesikhathi amaphoyisa esebenzisa isibhamu samanzi nesisi esikhalisa unyembezi ukuhlakaza ababhikishi.
Ababhikishi namaphoyisa baphinde bashayisana edolobheni eliseceleni kwechibi iKisumu entshonalanga neKenya, enye isizinda sakwa-Odinga.
Isikhulu samaphoyisa eNairobi u-Adamson Bungei uthe ngeSonto amaphoyisa athole izicelo zokubamba imibhikisho emibili ngasekupheleni kukaMgqibelo nangeSonto ekuseni, lapho ngokuvamile kudingeka isaziso sezinsuku ezintathu.
“Ukuze kuphephe umphakathi, akukho lutho oluvunyelwe,” esho.
UNgqongqoshe Wezangaphakathi uKithure Kindiki uxwayise ngeSonto ngokuthi noma ngubani osusa uthuthuva emphakathini noma ophazamisa ukuthula uzoshushiswa.
‘Ukulwela amalungelo ethu’
Amabhizinisi amaningi eNairobi avalwa ngaphambi kwale mibhikisho, abanye abaqashi betshela abasebenzi babo ukuthi basebenze ekhaya.
“Silapha sizama ukulwela amalungelo ethu. Impilo inzima kakhulu. Uma ubona lezi zinsizwa nezintombi, asinawo umsebenzi, abantu baphelelwa wumsebenzi. Ngakho-ke yingakho sikhuluma ngamalungelo ethu,” kusho umshicileli wezicathulo waseNairobi uHenry Juma, 26.
U-Odinga, umholi weqembu i-Azimio la Umoja, ochaze uMsombuluko “njengosuku lwesiphetho,” usaqhubeka nokusho ukuthi ukunqoba kukaRuto ukhetho kwaba nomgunyathi futhi ugxeka uhulumeni wakhe njengongekho emthethweni.
Ngokwemiphumela esemthethweni, u-Odinga – obengenele ukhetho lwakhe lwesihlanu kwesobumengameli – wehlulwe nguRuto ngamavoti alinganiselwa ku-233,000, okungenye yezindawo ezincane kakhulu emlandweni waseKenya.
INkantolo Ephakeme yazichitha izicelo zakhe, yathola ukuthi abukho ubufakazi balokho asolwa u-Odinga.
U-Ruto umemezele ukuthi ngeke esatshiswe yimibhikisho, ethi: “Ngeke nisisabise ngokuthula kanye nesiphithiphithi nokungajeziswa.”
“Ngeke sikuvumele lokho,” esho, ecela u-Odinga ukuthi enze “indlela esemthethweni nesemthethweni.”
