{"id":11429,"date":"2012-05-04T10:48:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T08:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=11429"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:24:43","slug":"kenyas-landsbygd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Kenya \u2013 from Nairobi to Rangala"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated: October 2026<\/em> | After a traditional Kenyan wedding, we traveled with some of our Kenyan friends and their relatives from Nairobi to Rangala in western Kenya. Our friend Rose had grown up there and her mother still lived there. It was a long drive with road construction, bananas, live chickens and grilled goat intestines \u2013 and a few days on a green and well-kept farm without electricity or running water.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div 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Kenya<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#En_roadtrip_dar_allt_tar_sin_tid\" >A road trip where everything takes its time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#Lunchpaus_med_grillade_inalvor\" >Lunch break with grilled entrails<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#Framme_i_Rangala\" >Arrived in Rangala<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#Fisk_till_middag_%E2%80%93_medan_alla_tittar_pa\" >Fish for dinner \u2013 while everyone watches<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#Roses_barndomshem_pa_Kenyas_landsbygd\" >Rose&#039;s childhood home in rural Kenya<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#Peter_duschar_%E2%80%93_med_hink_och_cigarett\" >Peter showers \u2013 with a bucket and a cigarette<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#%E2%80%9DJag_kan_ga_barfota_har_%E2%80%93_men_inte_ni%E2%80%9D\" >\u201dI can go barefoot here \u2013 but not you\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#En_tur_till_Ugunja\" >A trip to Ugunja<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#Nagra_dagar_langt_fran_Nairobi\" >A few days away from Nairobi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyas-landsbygd\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fran_Nairobi_till_vastra_Kenya\"><\/span>From Nairobi to Western Kenya<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were in Kenya in 2012 because we were invited to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/04\/brollop-i-kenya\/\">a traditional Kenyan wedding<\/a>. After the wedding, it was time for the next part of the trip. Together with some relatives, we would travel from the Nairobi area to Rose&#039;s mother, who lived in <strong>Rangala in Siaya County in western Kenya<\/strong>, near the small market town of Ugunja and just over seventy kilometers from Kisumu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rose&#039;s cousin Tom was our driver and the car was filled with people and luggage. Ahead of us was a journey that might not have looked too far-fetched on the map, but would take most of the day. By the time we finally arrived, we had been on the road for about twelve hours.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1079599263\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3460243610 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1424944056\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-4179899424\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider3460243610 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-3460243610\" );$freedslider3460243610.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3460243610.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3460243610.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3460243610.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3460243610.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chauff%C3%B6r-Kenya.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/uploads\/Chauff%C3%B6r-Kenya.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Chauff\u00f6r Kenya\" class=\"wp-image-47618\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rose's cousin Tom, our driver, with a Swedish shirt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_roadtrip_dar_allt_tar_sin_tid\"><\/span>A road trip where everything takes its time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The road conditions varied greatly. Sometimes we sped along on fine asphalt, while in other places we were met with major road construction. New roads were being built and in the meantime traffic simply had to drive alongside the future road, on significantly slower and bumpier surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it wasn&#039;t just the roads that made the journey long. There was also shopping to be done. The journey west became a bit of a shopping trip where we stopped at various places to buy things that were available along the way. At one place, large quantities of bananas were bought. At another, cages were loaded with live, cackling chickens.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2049457468\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-253641344 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-4251535752\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-2512643556\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider253641344 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-253641344\" );$freedslider253641344.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider253641344.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider253641344.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider253641344.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider253641344.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were in no hurry by Kenyan standards. A trip simply had to take its time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/V\u00e4g-Kenya-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"V\u00e4g Kenya\" class=\"wp-image-47617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/V\u00e4g-Kenya-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/V\u00e4g-Kenya-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/V\u00e4g-Kenya-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/V\u00e4g-Kenya-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/V\u00e4g-Kenya-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/V\u00e4g-Kenya.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lunchpaus_med_grillade_inalvor\"><\/span>Lunch break with grilled entrails<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somewhere along the way, of course, it was time for lunch. We stopped at a very simple eatery where they were grilling goat \u2013 including parts that we might not have chosen ourselves first on the menu.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-153503016\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3298762383\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#039;re not usually very picky when we travel and like to try local food. But this time our adventurous spirit was put to the test. Among other things, we were given pieces of intestines and liver, and the intestines were\u2026 well, quite chewy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Kenyan friends ate happily, but eventually realized that the Swedes were struggling a bit. They took pity on us and let us concentrate on the pieces of liver, which we thought were much tastier. There are limits even for two curious travelers.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1383516490\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1208887528\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/05\/kenyansk-mat\/\">Kenyan Food \u2013 25 Classic Dishes You Must Try<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1203\" height=\"677\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Kenya butchery\" class=\"wp-image-47619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-butchery-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the way there, we stopped at a barbecue...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Framme_i_Rangala\"><\/span>Arrived in Rangala<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a whole day on the road, we finally arrived in Rangala. 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It was green, quiet and rural, with several buildings spread over a large area. There were animals, crops and people working on the farm. We were warmly welcomed by Rose&#039;s mother and the other relatives and were allowed to settle into our own small house, where there were beds for us but not much else. But first we had to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-landsbygd-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"Kenya landsbygd\" class=\"wp-image-47621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-landsbygd-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-landsbygd-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-landsbygd-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-landsbygd-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-landsbygd-1200x671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenya-landsbygd.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fisk_till_middag_%E2%80%93_medan_alla_tittar_pa\"><\/span>Fish for dinner \u2013 while everyone watches<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were tired and hungry after the long journey and were offered fish when we arrived. Fish has a strong place in the food culture among the Luo in western Kenya and the area around Lake Victoria, so in that way dinner was well in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meal itself, however, was a bit unusual for us. As guests, we were supposed to eat first \u2013 while the others waited and watched. It was probably intended as a way to show ourselves respect and hospitality, but for us it almost felt a bit uncomfortable. 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Whether this was a local tradition, a family joke, or something else entirely, we still don&#039;t know. But when you&#039;re sitting in the Kenyan countryside and someone says that the fish&#039;s eye brings luck, it certainly feels silly not to at least consider the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roses_barndomshem_pa_Kenyas_landsbygd\"><\/span>Rose&#039;s childhood home in rural Kenya<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a Swedish perspective, life on the farm was simple. There was no electricity or running water, and our little house was very sparsely furnished. At the same time, the word \u201dsimple\u201d becomes a bit misleading if you just use it to mean poor or destitute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The farm was large, green and well-kept, with several buildings, livestock and people working on the farm. We saw the cows being milked and could follow the daily life around us. This was not a small abandoned place but a living farm where people lived and worked.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mj\u00f6lkning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mj\u00f6lkning.jpg\" alt=\"H\u00e4r mj\u00f6lkas korna\" class=\"wp-image-11431\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mj\u00f6lkning.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mj\u00f6lkning-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here the cows are milked<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The buildings also looked very different. There were rectangular houses with tin roofs, but also a round house with earth or mud plastered walls and a thatched roof. The round shape and conical thatched roof have been used in traditional Luo architecture, and in the courtyard older building traditions stood side by side with more modern houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For us, it was yet another reminder of how easy it is to come up with your own standards when traveling \u2013 and how reality is almost always more complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala.jpg\" alt=\"De n\u00e4rmaste grannarna \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 sl\u00e4ktingar till Rose\" class=\"wp-image-11433\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The immediate neighbours are also relatives of Rose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peter_duschar_%E2%80%93_med_hink_och_cigarett\"><\/span>Peter showers \u2013 with a bucket and a cigarette<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, a bathroom with a hot shower was out of the question when there was no running water. But you still need to wash yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter got a bucket of water and sat on the porch to take his morning shower. And since this was 2012, when Peter was still smoking, he of course managed to combine the shower with a cigarette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There he was squatting naked with a yellow bucket of water in front of him and a cigarette in the corner of his mouth. Fortunately, there is photographic evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Afrikansk-dusch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Afrikansk-dusch.jpg\" alt=\"Peter &quot;duschar&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-11432\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Afrikansk-dusch.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Afrikansk-dusch-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter \"tassel\"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9DJag_kan_ga_barfota_har_%E2%80%93_men_inte_ni%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201dI can go barefoot here \u2013 but not you\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Rose, this wasn&#039;t just a farm in rural Kenya. It was the place where she had grown up, and sometimes the memories of her childhood seemed to stick stronger than the practical skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dI can go barefoot here, but you can\u2019t,\u201d she confidently explained to us. She had run barefoot here as a child and knew how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It soon became apparent that many years of wearing shoes had taken their toll on Rose&#039;s feet as well. She could no longer walk around barefoot quite as easily as she remembered. We couldn&#039;t help but tease her a little.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala-village.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala-village.jpg\" alt=\"Rose p\u00e5 hennes mammas g\u00e5rd i Rangala\" class=\"wp-image-11430\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala-village.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rangala-village-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rose on her mum's farm in Rangala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_tur_till_Ugunja\"><\/span>A trip to Ugunja<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A short drive from Rangala is <strong>Ugunja<\/strong>, a small market town along the road between Kisumu and Busia. We went there to look around, do some shopping and eventually settle down at a simple bar for a beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We remember Ugunja as sandy and quite simple, but also as another place where our own ideas were put to the test. Amid sandy roads and simple buildings, people could be seen walking elegantly dressed. Fine suits, well-pressed clothes and sometimes high-heeled shoes \u2013 even when the surface didn&#039;t exactly look like it was designed with stiletto heels in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a contrast we noticed in several places during our trip. Things that we might have associated ourselves \u2013 a certain environment with a certain style of clothing or standard of living \u2013 didn&#039;t necessarily belong together in the same way here.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ugunja.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ugunja.jpg\" alt=\"Efter en kort tur med bilen kommer man till marknaden Ugunja. H\u00e4r handlade vi lite och tog en \u00f6l p\u00e5 en bar.\" class=\"wp-image-11434\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ugunja.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ugunja-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After a short trip by car you come to the market Ugunja. 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