We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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When I received my first lumpsum payment, I plastered the walls and floor of my main house with the whole of it.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
When I was initially living in a mud house, the whole of my household members used to suffer from jiggers attack which is no longer the same when I received transfers and plastered it-our health has improved and we now live well.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought a cupboard @ 8,000KES, and spent 2,000KES on my father's funeral expenses who had just passed away.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to buy cement to cement the floor and walls of my house to finish it.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my child in high school. I also plan to build a toilet. I also plan to buy a generator that I will use to pump water from the lake to irrigate my vegetable farm.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to buy oxen plough and bulls. I managed to do this from the money that I got from my vegetable farm.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is that of low income. I only depend on small scale farming as my major source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when am in my farm weeding.
