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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying livestock that I am rearing. Some money I spent on buying household items I lacked like bedding and kitchen stuff. The remaining I spent on sinking a pit latrine to accommodate more visitors in case I will have any.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
We spent the second transfer to buy a mattress and a bed since we only had one bed and none for a visitor. We then bought two cows to keep in our homestead for milk and then started the construction of a pit latrine as we lacked one in the compound.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
We have had so much peace in my family because we have managed to buy another bed for our visitors so we do not worry about where they will sleep and when the pit latrine is complete we will not again face the embarrassment of where to relieve ourselves for calls of nature.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
l spent my first transfer to pay school fees worth 6000 KES to my children in secondary school, also spent 3200 KES to buy 1 sack of corn, the remaining balance l spent to buy food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to plaster my house since l am staying in a very dusty house, l am also planning to buy few cow-bulls for farming.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on renovating my current house whereby I will have it cemented secondly I will buy myself some house furniture since I only have two stools and lastly the remaining amount I will help my brother in paying school fees for his child in secondary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build my house and being able to pay dowry for my wife whom I love very much.This shows how much I value her.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet since I do not have a job and farming has been unproductive due to drought.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I visit my small farm to cultivate,the drought however has made it hard to get better yields.
