"Receiving this money means that I will invest in to business. I completed adiploma in animal production and management but still jobless. I will spend this money for starting up animal adrug shop as a source of earning. This will be providing money for my family development in various ways."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of proper accommodation. The house I sleep in is grass thatched and leaks when it rains. I cover it with a polythene bag but when I am not at home, all my bedding becomes wet."

"Five years ago, my husband used to be an employee of KREP bank and our life was very comfortable.However, one day, our good days of living came scrambling down when he lost close to ksh.300,000 under unknown circumstances.We are lucky enough that he was not jailed but in order to pay the full amount back, we have been subjected to live in a state of abject poverty. Every penny that he earns is channeled into paying for the debt. The little that I earn from my small business of selling fried potatoes is what the family relies on but it is hardly enough. As such, financial constraint is the biggest hardship that I face."

"I felt very happy the moment I received my money. I had never received such an amount of money in my life before and I never really thought that GiveDirectly will make good their promise of sending us unconditional cash. I received a call from my friend and neighbor early in the morning that day and he was asking me if I had received any money as he did. I immediately check my messages and the first message that I saw was confirming that I have received 55000 KES from GiveDirectly I felt so happy. My spouse and children were so happy too because we had never received such an amount of money before. I knew I would be able to cement the floor of my house, something I had always wished I could do but which I had not been successful in doing due to little income got from my casual labour."

"I felt so happy the moment I received my money. I remember very well that it was very early in the morning when my neighbor called me asking whether I had received any money from GiveDirectly. I had not heard my phone ring so I never expected that I had received any. On checking my phone, I was lost for words when I learned that I had just received a sum of KES 55000. I had never received such an amount of money before. I was happy not only because the money was a lot but because of the fact that I was not required to pay back. We all celebrated as a family and got down to planning on how to spend the money with my spouse."

"In the next six months, I would like to venture into livestock rearing to help in securing my family financially by buying a cow for rearing. With the livestock, I know my children will be able to go to school, eat well and also have clothes on their backs."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have plastered my house. I want to save part of my monthly transfers to buy building materials such as cement, sand and ballast which I plan to use in plastering my whole house."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that boost the business by having a premise in the market place. This will help me serve my customers well and reach out to many hence improving on my income."

"In the next six months, I plan to build an iron-roofed house which I have been looking forward to. It has always been in my dream but due to low income from farming and casual work, I was not able to. With GD transfers, I will finally achieve the goal."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have improved harvest which will help me meet my family needs well. This will reduce the struggles I go through since I do not have a stable source of income. When I have a good harvest, I will have enough to feed my family and sell the rest to start a business to boost my income."