Up early on Saturday morning to head back to Bukura…yes again to await the delivery of the feed from Kisumu.  Jackson had arranged another lorry to carry the feed first to Khwisero farmers and then on to Bukura farmers.  Luckily the rain has held off and the roads should be in better shape than last year.  It was pretty bad with the lorry getting stuck a number of times in the mud.  We arrive to Bukura early and wait patiently.  Farmers come and go and eventually Hesbon and Kennedy arrive.  Also Bilha comes to see me as I told her I would be there to meet her and make sure she knew that I had a sewing machine for her.  By about 12:30 the feed truck arrives and the driver agrees to take it another 3 kilometres for 500 shillings.  So we make our way to Kennedy’s house and deposit the feed into the store.  It was a perfect end to the day and it has been a great success with farmers getting all those things they need to be successful.  We pile onto the back of the bicycles and get taken to the main road so we can catch the matatu to town.   Kennedy Asala came to town with me as he is another recipient of a new bicycle.  Kennedy is the secretary of the Butere Fish Farmers Association and has been a tremendous help to me when visiting fish farmers.  He usually takes me or Hussein when we go to visit fish ponds.  We bought the bike at Yako Supermarket and take it to the same fundi for fixing.  This time I decide I will not wait for it to get fixed because the rains are here and I need to get home before it pours.  I barely make it and get soaked on the way but at least I am home.  I meet a friend in the evening for beers and mbuzi; roasted goat meat and then back home for a nice evening.  Only 3 more days before I leave and I am already feeling extremely sad. 

Tags: feed, fish farming, kenya

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