"I have always dreamt of having iron roofed house since i was young but it was just a dream that i never thought one day it will be fulfilled. Getting the transfer will fulfil my dream and my husbands dream of operating a small scale business."

"I want to build a house using the transfer and to start business"

"I got sick for a long time. Due to that sickness my wife divorced me and i lost everything that i have worked for."

"Receiving this money mean a stable business to me and my family. Since I am getting old, I hardly do any manual work and/ or heavy work yet I feel I should have a source of income. I have been aspiring to own a dairy cow to help fend my family. My intention is to buy a cow which costs approximately Ksh 40,000 and my projection is to milk 7 litres of milk a day. Out of this, I will use 2 litres for home consumption and sell 5 litres at Ksh 35 per litre. This will bring a sigh of relief to me."

"I am a young mother of two ready to spend my time to build my family. I currently have no formal job to sustain my family thus I majorly depend on my husband, a habit I am not happy with. Receiving this money means a steady income since I will invest the money in second-cloth business in a nearby center called Bamba. I have the capability and time to run the business thus will be self employed and in a position to support my family, build a better house and take my children to school when the time comes."

"Receiving this money means a second chance in life. I depend on farming mainly livestock keeping to support my family and I had been left with only goats in my compound after selling the cows to educate my children and meet other family needs. I will therefore spend the transfer to purchase cows. I love cows since I get milk on a daily basis that we use for both domestic use and sales to earn an extra income for basic necessities such as food and clothing."

"Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household"

"Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household"

"Receiving this money means a lot to my family. Life as a single parent has not been easy. Everything depends on me-providing food and clothing as well as paying fees for my children's education. I have 6 children, one in secondary school and three in primary school. I do not have a stable source of income and this means that I have to struggle alot to meet these needs. This transfer will be of immense help in paying schools fees. With a large family like this too,I aspire to build a bigger house that can accomodate them all.I will use a portion of the transfers to buy materials for this."

"My wish has been to construct a spacious house for my family like others in the village. Currently, my house is very small and it can not fully accommodate my family of 9 members and our commodities. This has forced my 3 sons to seek refuge from our neighbor every night. Receiving this money means the realization of my dream since I am planning to spend $ 300 to build a two-roomed house by purchasing iron sheets, polls, and labor charges. This will earn me the privacy and respect I have missed for many years."