Engxenyeni esenyakatho yeKenya, ungathola isiqhingi sase-Envaitenet, okuthi, ngokusho kwabahlali bendawo, "simunce" abantu. Iminyaka eminingi, akekho ofuna ukuhlala esiqhingini esingaqondakali, ngoba kunethuba lokuphinda isiphetho salabo abanyamalala unomphela ngenxa yezizathu ezingaziwa endaweni yaso. Futhi akuzona izinganekwane eziqanjiwe, kodwa amaqiniso aqinisekisiwe.
Kwenzekani esiQhingini sase-Envaitenet?
Kwake kwathi ngo-1935, iqembu lababhali bama-ethnographer abangamaNgisi lenza imisebenzi yalo lapha, lifunda ngempilo yansuku zonke namasiko abantu bendawo yase-Elmolo. Inhloko yeqembu elinamalungu eqembu amaningana yahlala endaweni eyisisekelo, kanti abasebenzi ababili baya ngqo e-Envaitenet. Kuthi kusihlwa, bacwayize amalambu - lolu phawu lufakaze ukuthi konke kuhamba kahle. Ngesinye isikhathi, izimpawu ezivela kubo ziyeke ukuza, kodwa iqembu belicabanga ukuthi basanda kuhamba.
Kodwa ngemuva kokuthula kwamasonto amabili, kwathunyelwa ithimba labacwaningi nabezokutakula ukusebenzisa le ndiza. Abatholanga bantu noma imishini enezinto zabo. Kubukeka sengathi akekho umuntu osehambe iminyaka eminingi ehamba ogwini. Imali eningi yanikezwa nabantu bomdabu abangama-50 ukuba bazungeze sonke isiqhingi, kodwa kwaba yize.
Ngo-1950, abantu baqala ukuthuthela lapha, ngenxa yalokho kwakhiwa uhlobo lokuhlala. Izihlobo nabangane bemindeni ehlala lapha kwesinye isikhathi beza kulesi siqhingi. Kodwa lapho bephinda befika kubo, babona kuphela izindlu ezingenalutho nokudla okubolile. Babalelwa ku-20 abantu abalahlekile.
Abahlali bokuqala besiqhingi
Ngokokuqala ngqa, abantu bahlala kule ndawo eyesabekayo ngo-1630. Kancane kancane, zaziningi zazo, kepha zazimangazwa iqiniso lokuthi ngaphansi kwezimo zezulu ezinjalo kwakungekho zilwane ngokuphelele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amatshe ansundu abushelelezi kakhulu, ayanyamalala ngezikhathi ezithile endaweni ethile, abangela ukukhathazeka. Futhi lapho inyanga ithatha isikela, kwaba khona ukububula okuhlukile nokwesabekayo.
Zonke izakhamuzi njengomuntu oyedwa zabona imibono enezidalwa ezingavamile - zazibukeka kancane nje njengabantu. Ngemuva kwemibono enjalo, abantu babenganyakazi amahora amaningi futhi bengakwazi ukukhuluma. Bese kuthi njalo usizi lwenzeke kothile: babulawa ubuthi, baphuka izingalo, imilenze, bacwila emanzini. Abanye bathi babone izidalwa ezimbi ezazivela phambi kobuso bazo zanyamalala khona manjalo. Izingane eziningi zanyamalala eduze kwabazali bazo, zafunwa isikhathi eside, kodwa azatholwa.
Abaningi abakwazanga ukuyimela bavele bahamba. Futhi ngemuva kwesikhathi esithile banquma ukuvakashela abangane babo, kodwa ngemuva kokufika esiqhingini kwavela ukuthi umuzi wawungenalutho. Ngendlela, sikucebisa ukuthi ufunde ngesiqhingi saseKeimada Grande.
Izinganekwane zase-Envaitenet Island
Kukhona inkolelo yokuthi kunepayipi esiqhingini elikhafula umlilo lisuka ekujuleni kwenhlabathi. Futhi lokhu kwenziwa nguNkulunkulu wendawo, ohlala ezindaweni ezijulile phansi komhlaba.
Thola ukuthi kungani iKeimada Grande ithathwa njengesiqhingi esiyingozi kakhulu emhlabeni.
Izakhamizi zesizwe sakwa-Elmolo nazo zakhuluma ngomuzi ongaqondakali okhazimulayo ovela enkungwini enkulu. Bakuchaze kanje: amalambu akhanyayo anemibala ehlukene ayacwebezela yonke indawo, kunamanxiwa anemibhoshongo egcinwe kahle, futhi nomculo wokulila udlala ngemuva kwawo wonke lo msebenzi othakathayo. Lapho lesi senzo siphela, isimo sempilo sabantu sawohloka kakhulu: babephathwa yikhanda, umbono ungahambi kahle, futhi behlanza.
