VIONGOZI WA JAMII ZA WAFUGAJI WA ASILI WAKUTANA NAIROBI KUPANGA MUSTAKABALI WA RASILIMALI ZA MALISHO

VIONGOZI WA JAMII ZA WAFUGAJI WA ASILI WAKUTANA NAIROBI KUPANGA MUSTAKABALI WA RASILIMALI ZA MALISHO

Mwandishi Macharia David mashuara ya jamii

 Wawakilishi wa jamii za wafugaji wa asili kutoka pembe zote za Afrika wamekutana jijini Nairobi kwa mkutano wa kihistoria uliolenga kuimarisha sauti ya wafugaji katika sera za kitaifa na kimataifa, huku dunia ikijiandaa kuadhimisha Mwaka wa Kimataifa wa Malisho na Wafugaji (IYRP 2026).
Katika mkutano huo wa siku tano ulioandaliwa katika Shule ya Masomo ya Fedha ya Kenya (KSMS), wajumbe wapatao 100 kutoka Afrika Mashariki, Magharibi, Kaskazini, Kati na Kusini walishiriki majadiliano mazito kuhusu changamoto na fursa zinazokumba mfumo wa ufugaji wa asili. Washiriki walikubaliana kuwa ufugaji si shughuli ya kizamani, bali ni mfumo makini wa uhifadhi wa mazingira, usalama wa chakula na kukabiliana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi.
Majadiliano yalibainisha kuwa licha ya wafugaji kusimamia zaidi ya asilimia 80 ya rasilimali za kijenetiki za mifugo barani Afrika na kuhifadhi maeneo makubwa ya malisho yanayochangia kunasa hewa ukaa, bado jamii hizi zinatengwa katika upangaji wa sera. Wajumbe walieleza wasiwasi kuhusu matumizi holela ya ardhi, migogoro ya mipaka ya malisho, na sera za uhifadhi zinazopuuza mifumo ya jadi ya uhamaji wa mifugo.
Wanawake, vijana na watu wenye ulemavu walitumia jukwaa hilo kueleza jinsi athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi zinavyowakumba kwa njia tofauti, huku wakitaka sera jumuishi zitakazowezesha upatikanaji wa fedha za tabianchi, hifadhi ya jamii na nafasi za uongozi. Simulizi za uvumilivu na ubunifu kutoka kwa jamii mbalimbali zilisisitiza umuhimu wa maarifa ya jadi katika kulinda bioanuwai na maisha ya wafugaji.
Mkutano huo ulihitimishwa kwa ziara ya mashinani katika jamii ya wafugaji wa asili ya Suswa, Kaunti ya Narok, ambako washiriki
walijionea kwa vitendo jinsi ufugaji wa asili unavyoweza kuwa mfano endelevu wa uhifadhi wa mazingira. Kufikia mwisho wa mkutano, washiriki walikubaliana kuunda msimamo wa pamoja wa bara Afrika utakaowasilishwa katika majukwaa ya kimataifa kama vile UNCCD COP17, wakisisitiza haja ya kutambuliwa, kulindwa na kuungwa mkono kwa jamii za wafugaji kama walinzi halisi wa mazingira.

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