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Africa, kuteteza kukumbukira: WWIII Climate Wars P10

David Tal, Wofalitsa, Futurist
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Lachitatu, 09/16/2020 - 06:12

2046 - Kenya, Southwestern Mau National Reserve

Msana wa silverback unaima pamwamba pa masamba a nkhalangoyo ndipo ndinakumana ndi maso anga ndi kuwala koopsa. Anali ndi banja lofunika kuliteteza; mwana wobadwa kumene anali kusewera pafupi. Iye anali wolondola kuopa anthu kupondaponda pafupi kwambiri. Ine ndi anzanga osamalira paki ndinamutcha kuti Kodhari. Tinakhala tikufufuza banja lake la anyani a m'mapiri kwa miyezi inayi. Tidawayang'ana kuseri kwa mtengo womwe wagwa pamtunda wa mayadi zana limodzi.

Ndinkatsogolera asilikali oteteza nyama ku Southwestern Mau National Reserve, ku Kenya Wildlife Service. Kuyambira ndili mnyamata. Bambo anga anali woyang'anira malo osungirako nyama ndipo agogo anga aamuna anali kalozera wa a British asanabadwe. Ndinakumana ndi mkazi wanga, Himaya, akugwira ntchito pakiyi. Iye anali wotsogolera alendo ndipo ine ndinali chimodzi mwa zokopa zomwe amaziwonetsa kwa alendo odzacheza. Tinali ndi nyumba yosavuta. Tinkakhala moyo wosalira zambiri. Paki imeneyi ndi nyama zimene zinkakhala mmenemo ndi zimene zinachititsa kuti moyo wathu ukhale wamatsenga. Zipembere ndi mvuu, anyani ndi anyani, mikango ndi afisi, flamingo ndi njati, dziko lathu linali lachuma, ndipo tsiku lililonse tinkagawana ndi ana athu.

Koma maloto amenewa sakanatha. Pamene vuto la chakudya linayamba, Wildlife Service inali imodzi mwa ntchito zoyamba zomwe boma ladzidzidzi linasiya kupereka ndalama pambuyo poti Nairobi idagwa ndi zigawenga ndi zigawenga. Kwa miyezi itatu, Utumiki unayesa kupeza ndalama kuchokera kwa opereka ndalama zakunja, koma sizinafike kuti tipitirizebe kuyenda. Pasanapite nthawi, akuluakulu ambiri komanso oyang'anira malowa anasiya ntchitoyo n'kulowa usilikali. Ofesi yathu yaukazitape yokha komanso alonda ochepera XNUMX ndiwo adatsala kuti azilondera m'malo osungira nyama zakuthengo makumi anayi a ku Kenya. Ndinali mmodzi wa iwo.

Sikunali kusankha, monga momwe inaliri ntchito yanga. Kodi ndaninso amene akanateteza nyamazo? Ziwerengero zawo zinali zitayamba kale kugwa kuchokera ku Chilala Chachikulu ndipo pamene zokolola zambiri zinalephera, anthu anatembenukira kwa nyama kuti adzidyetse okha. M'miyezi yochepa chabe, anthu opha nyama popanda chilolezo ankafuna nyama yotsika mtengo imene banja langa linkateteza.

Asilikali otsalawo anaganiza zoika chitetezo chathu pa zamoyo zomwe zinali pachiwopsezo chachikulu cha kutha komanso zomwe tinkaona kuti ndizofunikira kwambiri pa chikhalidwe cha dziko lathu: njovu, mikango, nyumbu, mbidzi, giraffes, ndi gorilla. Dziko lathu linkafunika kuti lipulumuke pa vuto la chakudya, komanso zolengedwa zokongola, zodziwika bwino zomwe zinabweretsa kwathu. Tinalumbira kuti tidzauteteza.

Anali madzulo ndipo ine ndi azibambo anga tinali titakhala pansi pa denga la mtengo wa nkhalango, tikudya nyama ya njoka yomwe tidagwira kale. M’masiku oŵerengeka, njira yathu yolondera inkadzatifikitsanso m’zigwa, motero tinkasangalala ndi mthunzi pamene tinali nawo. Ndinakhala ndi Zawadi, Ayo, ndi Hali. Anali omalizira mwa alonda asanu ndi aŵiri amene anadzipereka kutumikira pansi pa ulamuliro wanga miyezi isanu ndi inayi m’mbuyomo, kuyambira pamene tinalumbira. Ena onse anaphedwa pankhondo yomenyana ndi anthu opha nyama popanda chilolezo.

“Abasi, ndikutola chinachake,” anatero Ayo, akutulutsa piritsi lake m’chikwama chake. “Gulu lachinai losaka nyama lalowa m’paki, makilomita asanu kum’mawa kwa kuno, pafupi ndi zigwa. Zikuwoneka ngati akuyang'ana mbidzi zochokera ku gulu la Azizi. "

"Amuna angati?" Ndidafunsa.

Gulu lathu linali ndi ma tag a nyama zomwe zili m'gulu lililonse la zamoyo zomwe zatsala pang'ono kutha. Pakadali pano, masensa athu obisika a lidar adazindikira mlenje aliyense yemwe adalowa m'malo otetezedwa a paki. Kaŵirikaŵiri tinkalola alenje m’magulu a ana anayi kapena ocheperapo kusaka, popeza kuti kaŵirikaŵiri anali amuna akumaloko ofunafuna nyama zing’onozing’ono zodyetsera mabanja awo. Magulu akuluakulu nthawi zonse anali maulendo osaka nyama omwe amalipidwa ndi zigawenga kuti azisaka nyama zambirimbiri kuti akapeze msika wakuda.

“Amuna makumi atatu ndi asanu ndi awiri. Onse okhala ndi zida. Awiri onyamula ma RPG. "

Zawadi anaseka. "Ndiwo mphamvu yambiri yosaka mbidzi zochepa."

"Tili ndi mbiri," ndidatero, ndikukweza katiriji yatsopano mumfuti yanga yowombera.

Hali adatsamiranso mumtengo kumbuyo kwake ndi maso ogonja. “Ili liyenera kukhala tsiku losavuta. Tsopano ndidzakhala ndikugwira ntchito yokumba manda podzaloŵa dzuŵa.”

“Zimenezo zakwana basi. Ndinadzuka ndikuyenda. “Tonse tikudziwa zomwe tidasainira. Ayo, kodi tili ndi posungira zida pafupi ndi malowo?"

Ayo anasambira ndikuwona mapu a pa tabuleti yake. "Inde, bwana, kuchokera kunkhondo ya Fanaka miyezi itatu yapitayo. Zikuwoneka kuti tikhala ndi ma RPG angapo athu. ”

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Ndinagwira miyendo. Ayo anagwira mikono. Modekha, tinatsitsa thupi la Zawadi m’manda amene anakumbidwa kumene. Hali lidayamba kufosela m’nthaka.

Inali nthawi yachitatu koloko pamene Ayo amamaliza mapemphero. Tsikuli linali lalitali ndipo nkhondo inali yotopetsa. Tinalasidwa, kutopa, komanso kudzichepetsa kwambiri chifukwa cha kudzipereka kwa Zawadi kuti apulumutse moyo wa Hali ndi ine pa nthawi ina yomwe tinkakonzekera. Chokhacho chabwino cha kupambana kwathu chinali kusonkhanitsa kwa zinthu zatsopano zomwe adazilanda kwa opha nyama popanda chilolezo, kuphatikizapo zida zokwanira zosungira zida zatsopano zitatu ndi zakudya zopakidwa mwezi umodzi.

Pogwiritsa ntchito batire yoyendera dzuŵa ya tabuleti yake, Hali anatitsogolera ulendo wa maola awiri kudutsa m'tchire lowundana kwambiri kubwerera kumsasa wathu wankhalango. Dengalo linali lokhuthala kwambiri m'zigawo zina kotero kuti zowonera zanga zausiku sizimatha kuwonetsa manja anga otchinjiriza nkhope yanga. M’kupita kwa nthaŵi, tinapeza zonyamula zathu m’mphepete mwa mtsinje wouma umene umabwerera kumsasa.

"Abasi, ndingakufunse zina?" Anatero Ayo, akuthamangira kuyenda nane. Ndinagwedeza mutu. “Amuna atatu kumapeto. Mwawaombera chifukwa chiyani?”

"Ukudziwa chifukwa chake."

“Anali onyamulira nyama zakutchire basi. Sanali omenyana ngati ena onse. Anaponya zida zawo pansi. Munawaombera kumbuyo.”

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Matayala akumbuyo a jipi anga anawombera fumbi lalikulu ndi miyala pamene ndinkathamanga chakum’maŵa m’mphepete mwa msewu wa C56, kupeŵa magalimoto. Ndinamva kudwala mkati. Ndinali kumvabe mawu a Himaya pafoni. 'Akubwera. Abasi, akubwera!' Ananong'oneza pakati pa misozi. Ndinamva kulira kwa mfuti kumbuyo. Ndinamuuza kuti atenge ana athu aŵiri m’chipinda chapansi ndi kudzitsekera m’chipinda chosungiramo zinthu pansi pa masitepe.

Ndinayesa kuyimbira apolisi akumaloko ndi akuchigawo, koma mizere inali yotanganidwa. Ndinayesa anansi anga, koma palibe amene anandilola. Ndinatsegula wailesi ya galimoto yanga, koma masiteshoni onse anali atafa. Nditailumikiza ku wailesi ya pa intaneti ya foni yanga, nkhani ya m’maŵa inabwera: Nairobi yagwa m’manja mwa zigawenga.

Anthu ochita zipolowe ankabera nyumba za boma ndipo dziko linali pachipwirikiti. Chiyambireni kuulutsidwa kuti akuluakulu aboma atenga ziphuphu za madola mabiliyoni ochuluka kuti atumize chakudya kumayiko a ku Middle East, ndinadziwa kuti pangopita nthaŵi kuti chinachake choopsa chichitike. Ku Kenya kunali anthu ambiri anjala oti aiwale zamwano ngatiwu.

Nditadutsa ngozi yagalimoto, msewu wakum’maŵa unadutsa, kundilola kuyendetsa pamsewu. Panthawiyi, magalimoto ambiri opita kumadzulo anali odzaza ndi masutukesi ndi zinyumba. Sipanapite nthawi yaitali kuti ndidziwe chifukwa chake. Ndinadutsa paphiri lomaliza kuti ndipeze tawuni yanga, ya Njoro, komanso utsi wochuluka ukutuluka m’phirimo.

M’misewu munali zibowo za zipolopolo ndipo zipolopolo zinkawombera chapatali. Nyumba ndi mashopu zidakhala phulusa. Matupi, oyandikana nawo, anthu omwe ndidamwa nawo tiyi, adagona m'misewu, opanda moyo. Magalimoto ochepa anadutsa, koma onse anathamangira kumpoto kulowera ku tauni ya Nakuru.

Ndinafika kunyumba kwanga ndipo ndinapeza chitseko chikulowetsedwa. Pabalaza ndi mipando ya m’chipinda chodyeramo zinasinthidwa, ndipo zinthu zochepa zamtengo wapatali zomwe tinali nazo zinalibe. Chitseko chapansi panthaka chinali chong'ambika ndikulendewera momasuka kuchokera ku mahinji ake. Mzere wamagazi wa zisindikizo za manja zomwe zimachokera ku masitepe kupita kukhitchini. Ndinatsatira njirayo mosamala, chala changa chikumangirira chowombera mfuti.

Ndinapeza banja langa lili pa chilumba cha kukhitchini. Pa furiji panalembedwa mawu akuti: ‘Mumatiletsa kudya nyama ya m’tchire. M'malo mwake timadya banja lanu.'

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Miyezi iwiri inadutsa kuchokera pamene Ayo ndi Hali anamwalira mumkangano. Tidapulumutsa gulu lonse la nyumbu kugulu la anthu opha nyama makumi asanu ndi atatu. Sitinathe kuwapha onse, koma tinapha kokwanira kuwopseza ena onse. Ndinali ndekha ndipo ndinkadziwa kuti nthawi yanga idzafika posachedwa, ngati si anthu opha nyama, ndiye kuti ndidutsa m'nkhalango.

Ndinakhala masiku anga ndikuyenda njira yanga yolondera m’nkhalango ndi m’zigwa za kumalo osungirako nyama, ndikuyang’ana ng’ombe zikuyenda moyo wawo wamtendere. Ndinatenga zomwe ndimafunikira kuchokera kumagulu obisika a gulu langa. Ndinafufuza alenje akumaloko kuti nditsimikize kuti apha basi zomwe akufuna, ndipo ndinawopsyeza maphwando ambiri opha nyama monga momwe ndikanathera ndi mfuti yanga ya sniper.

Pamene nyengo yozizira inkayamba kugwa m’dziko lonselo, magulu a anthu opha nyama popanda chilolezo anachuluka, ndipo amakantha kaŵirikaŵiri. Kwa milungu ingapo, opha nyamawo anakantha nsonga ziŵiri kapena kuposerapo za pakiyo, kundikakamiza kusankha ng’ombe zotetezera kuposa zina. Masiku amenewo anali ovuta kwambiri. Nyamazo zinali za banja langa ndipo anthu ankhanza amenewa anandikakamiza kuti ndisankhe amene ndimupulumutse ndi kumusiya kuti afe.

Tsiku linafika pamene panalibe chochita. Tabuleti yanga inalembetsa zipani zinayi zopha nyama popanda chilolezo zolowa m'gawo langa nthawi imodzi. Mmodzi mwa maphwando, amuna khumi ndi asanu ndi mmodzi onse, anali kudutsa m'nkhalango. Anali akulunjika kubanja la Kodhari.

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Abusa ndi mnzanga, Duma, waku Nakuru, anabwera atangomva. Anandithandiza kukulunga banja langa m’machira. Kenako anandithandiza kukumba manda awo kumanda a m’mudzimo. Ndi fosholo iliyonse ya dothi yomwe ndinakumba, ndinkadzimva ndikukhuthulira mkati.

Sindikukumbukira mawu a pemphero la abusa. Panthaŵiyo, ndinangoyang’ana pansi pa milu yatsopano ya nthaka yophimba banja langa, maina a Himaya, Issa, ndi Mosi, olembedwa pa mitanda yamatabwa ndi kuzikika pamtima wanga.

“Pepani bwenzi langa,” anatero Duma, uku akuyika dzanja lake paphewa langa. “Apolisi abwera. Adzakupatsa chilungamo chako. Ndikukulonjezani."

Ndinapukusa mutu. “Chilungamo sichingachokere kwa iwo. Koma ndidzakhala nazo.”

Abusa anayenda mozungulira manda ndikuima pamaso panga. “Mwana wanga, ndikumva chisoni kwambiri ndi imfa yako. Udzawaonanso kumwamba. Mulungu adzawasamalira tsopano.”

“Mukufunika nthawi kuti muchiritse, Abasi. Tibwerere ku Nakuru,” adatero Duma. “Bwera ukhale ndi ine. Ine ndi mkazi wanga tidzakusamalirani.”

“Ayi, pepani, Duma. Amuna amene anachita izi, ankati akufuna nyama yamtchire. Ndidzawadikirira akapita kukasakasaka.

“Abasi,” anatero abusawo monyengerera, “kubwezera sikungakhale kokha chimene umakhalira moyo.”

Ndizo zonse zomwe ndatsala nazo.

“Ayi, mwana wanga. Mukuwakumbukirabe, tsopano ndi nthawi zonse. Dzifunseni kuti, kodi mukufuna kukhala ndi moyo bwanji kuti muulemekeze.”

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Ntchito inatheka. Opha nyamazi anali atapita. Ndinali chigonere pansi kuyesera kuchepetsa magazi kutuluka mmimba mwanga. Sindinali wachisoni. Sindinachite mantha. Posakhalitsa ndinaonananso ndi banja langa.

Ndinamva mapazi patsogolo panga. Mtima wanga unathamanga. Ndinkaganiza kuti ndiwawombera onse. Ndinasakasaka mfuti yanga pamene tchire lomwe linali patsogolo panga likugwedezeka. Kenako anaonekera.

Kodhari adayimilira kwakanthawi, ndikubuula, kenako adandiyang'ana. Ndinaika pambali mfuti yanga, kutseka maso anga, ndi kudzikonzekeretsa.

Nditatsegula maso ndinapeza Kodhari ali pamwamba pa thupi langa lopanda chitetezo, akundiyang'ana pansi. Maso ake otambalala analankhula chinenero chomwe ndimachimva.Anandiuza zonse panthawiyi. Anadzuma, nalowa chakumanja kwanga, nakhala pansi. Anatambasula dzanja lake kwa ine ndipo Analitenga. Kodhari anakhala ndi ine mpaka mapeto.

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