"My top concern is being unable to provide for my family their daily needs because personally I have undergone this life and I really hate it. I have stayed without food and this made me do a terrible thing,I got in my neighbor's house via the rooftop,stole television and went to sell so that I can buy food for myself. Lack of daily needs has led most young people within slum areas to do many crazy and stupid things, this is the reason I wouldn't want my family to face."

"I'm now happy my children can now do their studies without getting worried about the tin lump running out of paraffin. This is because I bought a solar panel which solved the issue since it's cheaper and very convenient. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Receiving this money means i will buy some cattle for rearing and the balance i will use it to rent some land for farming."

"Receiving this money means i will buy some cattle for rearing and ploughing then the balance i will build a house for my family."

"The biggest hardship i have faced the illness of the ear. This treatment costs alot of money and i have not been in position to afford treatment."

"My biggest hardship is lack of oxen for ploughing and the incomplete house we reside in as a family."

"It was around 3.am while I was asleep and in the process I heard the phone peep twice. At first, I thought it was a message from Safaricom and I ignored it. The second time I decided to check the message and to my disbelief, it was a message from GiveDirectly. I couldn't believe the money was real, so I had to purchase some airtime to confirm if it was true I had received money from GiveDirectly. Believe you me I couldn't sleep and I felt the night was too long. I stayed awake till I heard the cock crows, I then woke up, and I was the first person at the Mpesa agent where I withdrew 1000 KES so that I could have a taste of the money."

"The moment I received my money, I felt very happy."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my life has gotten better because I can now afford food and household necessities for my family unlike before I was so poor to ever afford a meal for my family."

"The moment I received my money, I felt very happy."