"My life has been a difficult journey to speak the least. We do not have a descent house to stay in as a family. We are also struggling to meet the daily household needs. Receiving this money means that I would be able to meet part of these basic needs and raise a healthy happy family. I just feel so happy to be part of the beneficiaries. Some of the things we are sure to do with this money are things which were beyond our imagination on how we would do them."

"My biggest hardship is that I have a small farm that cannot produce enough food and I must depend on casual labour that is only available during rainy seasons. "

"My life is different than it would have been if i never received the transfer because I managed to get better treatment and feeding has been easy.The house i have constructed is going to relieve me from the struggle of looking for grass thatch and its spacious enough to accomodate a bigger family."

"My life is different than it would have been if i never received the money. Am able to buy food and other basic needs like clothes for my family. I have hope of sleeping in an iron roofed house because the construction is in progress."

"My dream was to pursue my education beyond secondary level but due to lack of enough School fees, I did not manage to do so and this has been my biggest hardship."

"My heart has been longing to have money to treat my child who was refered to Kijabe Hospital, getting this money will assist me to look for his medication."

"The biggest hardship that I am facing is not having a stable source of income to rely on. On many nights, we have been forced to sleep hungry because i could not afford to buy food to feed my family. "

"I spent the whole of the last transfer to buy land for me to have a place where l can put up home since l am staying at the shopping center where l am paying rent."

"The biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life is struggling to meet my obligations for my siblings and children at the same time. Every school term, I have to pay fees for my children and siblings. This has been a big challenge for my husband and I"

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of funds for financing my studies - I could want to be a driver. Hence, I have been tackling difficult tasks as a casual laborer in attempts to raise funds for my family's basic needs and general upkeep. "