The resorts and hotels along the Kenyan coast were laughing all the way to the bank after the Easter weekend turned out to be another fully-booked affair, with remaining spaces being taken up by travelers from upcountry or further inland seeking to take a break at the ocean for the long weekend.
Booqdeyaasha waxay ku yimaaddeen waddo baabuur iyaga u gaar ah, waxay ku yimaadeen basas xagga sare ah, ama waxay u duuleen garoonka caalamiga ah ee Moi ee Mombasa ama si toos ah Malindi ama garoonka diyaaradaha ee Ukunda ee xeebta koonfureed, waxay sidoo kale buuxiyeen kuraas diyaar ah oo ay shirkaduhu suuqa soo galiyeen. u diyaar garow kobcinta safarka.
Dalka Uganda, waxa uu ahaa sawiro kala duwan, maadaama shidaal yarida qaniinyada ah la sheegay in dadka booqanaya seeraha ku yaala jardiinooyinka iyo huteelada sare ee dalka ay baajiyeen daqiiqadihii u dambeeyay, ka dib markii ay waayeen shidaal ku filan oo ay ku gaadhaan meelaha ay u socdaan, taas oo keentay in ay ugu danbeyso. Dadaalka ay sameeyeen guryaha ay saameeyeen si ay dib ugu iibiyaan boosaska lama filaanka ah, mararka qaarkood, si kastaba ha ahaatee, guul la'aan.
Mid ka mid ah taleefoonnada, oo akhriya eTN oo marmar faallooyin ku saabsan maqaallada u sheegay weriyahan ayaa yiri: “Waan ballansannay oo aan sii diyaarinnay qolalkayaga in muddo ah. Hadda waanu heli kari waynay shidaal nagu filan oo halkaas na geeya oo haddana dib noogu celisa, sababta oo ah ma aanaan hubin in aan jidka ku heli doono shidaal nagu filan, waxaan go'aansanay in aan guriga joogno. Ugu yaraan hoyga ayaa fahmay markii aan u sheegnay. Waxay noo ogolaadeen inaan wakhti dambe nimaadno oo aan sii wadno lacag-bixintayadii ilaa wakhtigaas oo naguma ay dallacin lacag dhan inaynaan iman. Kuwo kale oo aan maqlay nasiib uma yeelan oo way waayeen lacagtoodii dhigaalka ahayd shidaal la'aan darteed. Hadda waxaan maqalnay Shell oo ka baxaysa Uganda; laga yaabaa in taasi tahay sababta aysan u dhibin inay kaydka u dhigaan maalmaha fasaxa ee usbuuca.
