I do not have any new plan because the major one was to own a piece of land. It has been stressing me because every planting season I had to lease my friend's farms which were very expensive. Most of the time, I ended up not harvesting any yield because I could afford the fees needed. I am so glad that for now, I will not have to worry about the expenses needed and I will be preparing my farm in good time.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did a good job in my village. All went well, especially in making sure that all the needy families were fairly attended to. Our lives have now transformed in such a way that we all have decent houses, and a variety of livestock. Also, our children are now studying without any complications like before. I do not see any part that GiveDirectly needs a change.

I spent a portion of my second transfer on buying a piece of land (1 acre )at KES 25000. I used to lease people's farms for so many years which was expensive. This is because with the recent one, there were family disputes and I have been asked to relocate. I did not have the freedom even to cultivate the farms and I felt it would be wise if I could purchase the piece of land. It has been my dream to own it for a long but because of financial hardships, I couldn't afford it. I also bought iron sheets at KES 9100 and the labor charges of KES 2500. This was for the construction of a new house for my children. I later bought five mattresses at KES 12150 which were to replace the old beddings that had worn out. In addition to that, I bought three goats KES 8500 and I am proud to have them as the living assets that I can rely on. With the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuffs for my family.

I vividly remember it was around 6 am when I had traveled to Kilifi town for personal duties. I heard a message alert on my phone and after checking I realized that I had received the transfer. I felt happy for receiving such a huge amount of money which I had never received in my entire life. I had to return home to plan with my wife on how to spend the transfer.

Owning a piece of land is the biggest difference in my daily life. This is because I was constantly in clashes with the owner of the land where I use to farm since he was selling it out to someone else. This troubled me a lot since I had no other place for farming. I thank GiveDirectly for coming up with a cash transfer program at a time that I need it most. This has restored the peace of mind that I had lost for the last 9 months.

I spent my transfer to purchase an acre of land which costs KES 60,000 in total. I paid KES 25,000 as part of the cost of the land and the remaining to complete later on an installment basis. This is because the place where I use to farm doesn't belong to me. I was always receiving threats from the owner who wanted to sell it to another person. I had wished to acquire mine to avoid the conflict that was coming up. In addition, I bought 2 goats for KES 7,000 to boost my goat rearing which I had started earlier. I am currently constructing a decent kitchen since the one I had is collapsing using the remaining amount. I bought the required build materials and I had begun the construction.