"Receiving this money means that our daily income shall increase since we shall buy an additional lactating cow. Currently, we consume all the milk we acquire from the only cow we have. As such, we have been yearning for another cow to ensure we have surplus milk for sale because there exists a ready market for the commodity. Luckily, we have relatively large grazing land for livestock. Also, we shall utilize any remaining amount of the transfer on improving our kitchen because the one we have has a leaking grass-thatched roof. In brief, this transfer will change our lives in the best way possible."

"Receiving this money means my children will get quality education. My son is joining university this year 2021 and my daughter is in polytechnic pursuing a certificate course. I went on retrenchment 5 years ago and it has not been easy raising enough money to pay for school fees. I am a subsistence farmer and due to the unpredictable rain patterns here we hardly harvest enough to sell from what we plant. This makes me strain alot as my family solely depends on me. The total fee for both of them is Ksh 80,000 per year. When I get this money, I will clear the fees in arrears of Ksh 20,000 and pay also for the whole academic year."

"I have faced a myriad of challenges but the biggest is food security .Our area is semi arid and therefore food production is a major issue. Most of the time we are forced to buy food to supplement our production which is low . Maize used to do relatively well , especially the short season variety but since the maize lethal necrosis disease invaded the crops in 2005 their production has been very unstable."

"I have children in various secondary and primary schools and all I want for them is quality grades that can allow them to join university to pursue good courses. When the cash transfer, I use KES20000 to pay school fees for my children this will give them ample time in schools to study. I am confident with minimal interruption they will attain good grades. In addition, I will use another KES26000 to buy a dairy cow. This will be an added asset to my family and I will enjoy a higher milk production for both household use and sales to earn an extra income. To make my children happy and safe, I will use KES25000 to build a two room, iron-roofed house just next to mine. Twill ensure the better comfort, space for their private studies, and good security. I wish to spend the remaining amount mainly on my family,y food, clothing and household items."

"I primarily depend on subsistence farming to meet my family's needs and since crop farming doesn't do well due to long drought in our area, livestock keeping becomes a reliable source of income. To be receiving this cash transfer means I will have added cows to my farm. I wish to use KES40000 to buy a dairy cow to add to my heart. I prefer adding cows since they will assure us a consistent income from milk sales thus can meet my family's needs. I am lucky to have to build a kitchen and a living house that has given my young family the comfort and pride of having a home. I have a grass-thatched Kitchen which is old making it slowly unfit to stay in and regular replacement of grass makes it expensive for us. I am planning to spend KES50000 to build a new iron-roofed house so that as my children grow older they will have good place to spend their nights and enough space for their studies. I will use KES20000 on my family basic needs mainly clothing and food and household items."

"Receiving this money means that I can increase my sheep from 5 that I have to 15 and buy a dairy cow to enhance my income. If I get this transfer,I will majorly invest in sheep, spending about $300 because they are hardy and can survive well here, where other livestock would do very poorly. Crops fail all the time because we receive very little rainfall.As a result, we have to buy all the foodstuffs for the household.I will also spend part of the money in boosting my husband's shop business. The business brings us about $3 a day, which is not enough as we spent about $5 on household items. With increased income from the business and sheep keeping, I will be able to cater for my family."

"The biggest hardship I face is school fee payment. I pay about $300 per year, for all my children in various schools. Adding this to other education costs like school uniforms, education materials and personal effects make it impossible for me to clear school fees on time. I dislike it when my children are sent back from school as I struggle to pay the school fees. Being that I am a small business person, raising this family alone, makes it hard to cover the education needs of my children. I will use part of the transfers to ease this pressure."

"Food shortage has been my biggest hardship, our area is no longer productive when we grow maize and since I rely on subsistence farming I harvest less. I also do casual jobs which earns me little."

"My ambition in life has been to build a good house made of iron sheets. I have enough trees for timber and for making doors. This money means a lot to me and my family because I shall be able to achieve my dream. I shall build a three-roomed house made of twenty-two iron sheets. The iron sheets will cost me $400 and $100 for nails and labor. At the moment I do not have a cow and I have been purchasing a liter of milk at &100 a month.I shall therefore buy a dairy cow of my own worth $300 .This cos will provide milk which is a strong source of food to the family."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of stable source of income. As a single parent our everything depends on me yet I have unstable source of income. I depend on any casual jobs available in the village like transport water at a fee or weeding someone gardens. Per day I can get around 100 shillings that is not even enough for food thus leave us sometimes depend on other people."