I am an old diabetic patient. Not so long ago, I had a wound on my leg. For this reason, I needed some medical attention. Since I live far from the hospital, I was forced to relocate to a house that was nearer. There, I paid a monthly rent of KES 1000. 10 months later, I got better and I returned home to my 5children. My firstborn recently finished his form four, he would sometimes help out with expenses whenever I get financially stuck. On this day, I had no funds. I also had KES 1000 school fee arrears that I needed to pay. Thereby, I used the funds to settle it and what remained, I bought some food and soap.

I missed my transfer twice. This made me feel very bad because I had plans to buy some baby goats in February. They were not costly; one would sell at KES 2,000. I would have had more goats now. If possible, give directly should consider those of us who miss out on the transfers and maybe have an option where one can have a choice of getting the funds in bulk. But in all, the organization has done very well. The money has acted like a salary and has helped in paying my debts.

In April last year, I got diagnosed with diabetes. Since then my life changed as I had to scale down the quantity of work that I was doing because of my health condition. My health condition meant that I had to survive on drugs from that day onwards. I make and sell charcoal to earn a living. The little I earn from that is only enough to buy food for my family. I have 5 children who fully depend on me to pay their school fees. I still have drugs to buy to keep my health in check and other daily needs that I need to attend to. This has made my life very difficult, and I struggled a lot to ensure that I take care of all the needs I have. When I received my first transfer, I spent KSH 1000 pay for my medical attention at the hospital. I have a big wound on the lower part of my right because of the effects of diabetes. Besides the medical bill, I spent KSH 1000 to pay school fees for my five children who are in primary school. I bought food with the remaining amount of KSH 1000 for my family as there was no food left in the house.

The transfer has made a big difference in my life. I could buy drugs that I heavily depend on for my survival. My health condition is improving because of the fruits, milk and other foods that I bought using the money from the transfer. I am very grateful that the money really helped me.

I was preparing to visit the hospital and meet the doctor who was to dress up my wound. While still on the preparations, I received a text message on my phone. After reading it, I confirmed I had received my first transfer. I became thrilled and thanked God for the miracle. On my way to the hospital, I stopped by an Mpesa shop where I withdrew the money. I am happy that the money helped me in paying some of the medical transfer that day.