Four days in Katete-Kikwayi

Monday morning (28^th March) at 5 o’clock, I woke up in the guesthouse in Mukono, due to the noise of the rain. During 1 hour the rain poured down on the roof of my Banda. The weather in Uganda changes so quickly… it’s amazing! Within 10 min the sky turns from sun with no clouds into grey or even black clouds. Normally when it rains, then it’s like a storm which lasts only for a few hours. After having a rich breakfast my journey to Katete started. First, I took a boda-boda to the taxi park in Mukono. From there a matatu drove me to Nkokonjeru. The matatus in Uganda, in comparison to the busses in Switzerland, leave the taxi park only when it is full (14 passengers). Due to the fact, that I was the first in the matatu, I had to wait more than 1 hour before the matatu left finally the taxi park. The roads in Uganda are in good repair only on the principal streets, such as between Kampala-Mukono-Jinja. The road to Nkokonjeru is not asphalted, with many slopes and dales. This journey was like receiving a 45 min whole body massage. Beside me, a woman was sitting with her baby, who slept and snored during the whole journey. Once arrived in Nkokonjeru I took a boda-boda to Katete. There I was welcomed by Fred (the manager of the yoghurt factory) and his family. My accommodation at the guest family was above my expectation. I had an own, small room, a toilet and even a shower (obviously with cold water only). During these four days I observed the production process of the yoghurt, made interviews with the manager and the workers. From the house of the guest family, I had an amazing panorama and a beautiful view to the lake Victoria. The last day in Katete, I walked around one hour to the lake Victoria. On the way there all the children screamed “musungu, how are you?” and waved with their hands. So I waved back and it was impressive to see all these happy, laughing faces. A fisher community lives at the lake, when I arrived there I took few pictures and in a few moments I had around six children and adolescent, who wanted a picture of themselves. The next time I go there, a fish is waiting for me, promised me a young boy. Due to the fact, that only a few persons in Katete speaks English, I decided to learn Luganda. After these four interesting days I went back to my guesthouse in Mukono.