Mosquitos and Matatus! The Mbale Hotel is the only hotel in the small town of Mbale, Kenya. We are here because it is the closest affordable hotel to the Children's Home. For $10 per night, per couple, you get a room with two beds, mosquito nets, cupboard for clothes, and a bathroom with shower and toilet. At present there is water in the evenings after 7 pm and also inthe morning, so you can shower. Hot water is working. The noise fromthe bar down below - loud Afro Pop played until midnight, and people talking loudly on the street, cars rushing over potholes, and buses coming into the bus station next door are the sounds we hear. Across the street, five ducks scavenge in puddles, it's the rainy season. Mosquitos are out in force right now.
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