"I bought this land when my matrimonial parents didn't accept me to marry their son. My husband and I decided to move out and so we bought this land. I need to expand it since the owners are selling another piece of land near my house. I need to buy 0.2 acres each cost KES 25000. I would also like to buy dairy cow this will cost around KES 30000. The rest of the money will go to school fees for the coming terms."

"Farming has been a big let down in this region due to prolonged drought. This has led to lack of food and less income since it is very unreliable. I try supplementing farm activities with preparing and selling charcoal. This is usually a long and tiresome process that earns so little. I have a wife and 8 children all looking up to me to support all their needs. This has been very hard. As we speak my children have been sent home for school fees. Little and unreliable income to support the family's needs is my biggest hardship."

"Receiving this money to me means a lot. I have children in different schools and getting this transfer will enable me to pay for their school fees. I also have a niece who is a partial orphan she did Kenya Certificate of Primary Education but she didn't proceed to secondary school due lack of school fees. So when I get this money i will be able to pay for her school fees."

"The biggest hardship was when I separated with my husband. I have four children and I have to provide for their needs since their father is a drunkard. I used to rely on casual jobs where I used to work in tea estate but in April this year I was layed off. Since then life has been difficult since I had no other source of income."

"My family is growing and the wages I earn (KES 300 daily) from the casual job isn't enough to feed them . I intend to use KES 27000 to purchase a dairy cow hence use some of the milk for the household and sell the rest for income generation . I will further purchase 3 dairy goats at KES 15000 to boost the milk business . Additionally , KES 21000 will go towards purchasing bags of maize as my land hasn't been productive for a couple of years. Moreover , I will use the rest of the transfers on clothing for my children and to start a small business that will assist in buying food for the household incase there is none."

"The roof leaks on the house I currently live in. This is uncomfortable and I fear for my health now that I am aged I might develop some complications. This has been my biggest hardship."

"Receiving this money will help us renovate our house , we intend to buy iron sheets to have a better shelter, we've tried making and selling bricks to do this but we never managed to achieve this"

"I know that my life has changed alot. I will nolonger worry about food and a good place to slee. I found all these."

"The biggest hardship that I face is scarcity of water in this area. This place is very dry, there is no piped water nearby. On a daily basis, I walk a total of six kilometers to fetch water for drinking and domestic use. When you hire somebody to do it for you, you will have to part with 50 Kenyan shillings per 20 litres which is expensive for me."

"I bought cement and maize"