"My hand cannot support me to do heavy jobs ever since I had an accident five years ago. This has forced me to rely on my son who is doing casual jobs in Mombasa. Since his job is not reliable, his support is rarely consistent and therefore, lack of reliable source of income is my biggest hardship."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to buy two bulls. I will rest from the hard work of tilling my land during the planting seasons. I will work faster and cultivate a larger area of land which will guarantee me more harvest in the next season. As a farmer having the best working animals to do the work is the best thing ever because you no longer start getting worried about unknown uncertainties."

"Charcoal burning being our main source of income can no longer be depended on due to scarcity of trees and the hard labor it requires which mostly results in health complications. This makes limited financial resources the biggest hardship that we face. Last month, just before the end of first term exams, my son who is in secondary school was sent home to collect his fee balance so he can be allowed to sit his exam. I literally had to beg the headteacher to allow him in school and promised to clear it in May when they re-open for the second term. Also, despite it being the rainy season, we are yet to receive rainfall. This has made water a very scarce commodity in our village, I have to walk for three hours to access the nearest water point. Most times when am very tired due to the nature of my work, I have to spend fifty shillings per twenty litre jerican to be fetched and transported using a motorcycle while normally, l would buy a jerican at ten shillings. "

"My first born son battled diabetes for more than 15 years.This was the biggest hardship and most challenging part of my life that I will never forget.It all started in 2002 until last year,April 2018 when he succumbed.Since 2002 he was in and out of hospital,sometimes even admitted upto 3 months.The medication was very expensive moreso because of the daily insulin injections.Given that I am a casual labourer it was a struggle that forced me to sell even my property such as livestock to pay the medical bills.At some point I even called for fundraising and assistance from politicians because I had nothing left."

"Receiving this money means i will be able to build my own house since i inherrited the small hut i live in from my parents when they died. I am also happy since i will be able to buy a dairy cow which will in turn help me financially since i will be able to sell milk as well as use some to feed my children"

"My house collapsed four years ago and since then I have not been able to construct a new one because of insufficient funds. This situation is quite traumatizing as it makes me feel irresponsible but I cannot do anything about it. Therefore, receiving this transfer will fulfill my dream of owning a house once again after years of homelessness. Besides, I will also invest in a grocery business to generate income and drop my charcoal business which is against the law."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I managed to buy a battery for my solar. I had been charging people's phone to earn a living but for over a year, this became a standstill because the battery was not in good condition. Now that I had bought a new one for my solar panel, I can earn a few coins from charging other peoples phones. My home is also well lit compared to the past year."

"I spent the larger part of my most recent transfer to pay school fees for my two children who are in primary school because they had stayed home for a week due to lack of money to settle the lump sum arrears. The remaining amount I paid my medical bills and bought household expenditure too."

"Receiving this money will money will mean that I will buy some farm land that we shall cultivate because my household has been surviving on hiring dark land in order to sustain our household with food."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to cater for my daily needs like food for my child, medical care and other utilities."