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Sugar cane tractors waiting at the gate |
Much of the region through which we drove is given over to sugar cane and there was much in evidence, both in the plantations and n the fields of small-scale farmers.
I have noticed “Mumias Sugar” advertisements beside the road and on the sides/frontages of shops over the years I’ve been coming to Kenya but hadn’t realised that Mumias is actually a town in Western Province, and even the name of a wider area.
Tractors with trailers loaded with the cane trundled along the road and, at one point, a whole series of them was waiting at the factory gate to be admitted.
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Cutting cane in the fields |
Another common sight on the journey worth commenting on was the movement of lucerne or alfalfa from the fields and the verges to livestock for fodder. Some of the small-scale farmers carry it on their backs, while the majority take large bundles on the backs of their bicycles to take to market.
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Carrying the load |
Whoops! Just heard on the news that the Kenyan airport staff went on strike today. Sheena just managed to leave in time yesterday evening. I hope the two sides can come to an agreement in the next day or so or there’ll be a huge backlog by next Friday - my departure date.
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