Kenya has many towns with unique characteristics and a way of life. One such town is Vanga, known as Kenya’s last town due to its proximity to the Indian Ocean and the Tanzania border.
Despite its small size and limited resources, Vanga is a town that has managed to maintain its culture and way of life, even in the face of modernity.
This article will explore this unique town with no bank, church, bar, or guest house.
Vanga is a small town with around 10,000, and most of its residents are Muslims. The town is a fishing port, and most residents make a living from fishing. Due to the nature of their work, most of the fishermen need to be used to saving money, and as a result, there is no bank in the town.
The absence of a bank means that the residents of Vanga have to travel to nearby towns to access banking services, which can be challenging for many.
The absence of a church in Vanga is because most of the residents are Muslims, and the town has stuck to its traditional ways amidst a modern world with no churches, bars, guest houses, or lodgings.
This has made the small town in a fishing port stick to its tradition amidst a modern world without a church, bar, guest houses, or lodging. The belief that lodgings promote promiscuity is why the town has no guest house.
Despite the absence of streetlights, the area’s security is tight because everyone knows each other and watches out for one another.
According to a report that appeared in the Nation, only five known thieves in the town got into crime because of drug abuse.
Feruz Mohammed, a town resident, told Nation that the town is deeply rooted in religion and culture, making it possible for the residents to maintain their traditional ways of life.
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Vanga is a strategic town. Besides being Kenya’s last village, it is also a fishing port where fishermen dock tens of their boats. The city is of rich historical significance, as it played host to monuments and historical buildings used during World War II.
In the evening, things slow down in Vanga, and the last of the countable 14-seater public vehicles out of the town left by 6.30 pm. This means that visitors who want to leave the town may have to take a motorbike to Lunga Lunga town 20km away, or find a place to sleep.
However, some families offer their extra rooms to host specific visitors, such as those researching environmental issues or guests known by a resident who lives in the town.
