My initial goal was to use my transfer in buying building materials in order to build a new spacious house. Immediately I accomplished this goal, I developed an additional goal of repaying all the debts I previously had. Aiming to clear those debt on time will not only give me a lighter burden but also save my reputation among my community members. Succeeding in paying my debts will help me to save part of my income. The savings will be helpful in paying my childrens' school fees.

I hold a view that GiveDirectly does well in issuing financial aid to the communities where it works. The direct and unconditional cash transfer gives freedom to the communities to prioritize their needs. As a result of the unconditional cash transfer, many of the members of my community have achieved a lot in terms of meeting their daily needs. This has greatly improved people's living standard.

From my most recent transfer, I spent about KES 20,000 to proceed with building a new house which is almost completion. I had began building it with my first transferr which was insufficient since part of it was diverted to other use. I look forward to begin using it soon since the current one is too small to accommodate my family of 6. It has an additional room meant for my children's use hence they will always have plenty time to bond with us at night before they retire to bed. Previously, they had limited time with us because they were always spending in the neighbourhood. The rest of transfer went into paying school fees for my 2 children in secondary and 2 children in primary schools.

It was around 11 am when I was on my farm preparing it for the next planting season. I heard a message alert on my phone, I stopped working to check the content of the message because it was around that date when GiveDirectly promised to send us the transfer. I was surprised to discover that I had received my transfer. I felt relieved of all the stress due to the many problems which I was facing. I left what I was doing and return home to inform the rest of my family members of the good news.

The biggest difference in my life is that I am living a happy life after paying part of my land deficit. I am optimistic that my future generation will have somewhere to live and farm once I complete the full payment on my 2 acres of land. I plan to use the second transfer to pay the debt in full. I thank GiveDirectly for the aid that has installed hope for a better future for my family.

I spent KES 20,000 to pay part of the land payment that I had bought and paying on installments basis. This is an important investment for my family since I was living in a small piece of land. I also used KES 7,000 to purchase 10 iron sheets. My plan is to use it to enlarge my house once I received my second transfer. The house that I have is very small to full accommodate the family and store my household properties. In addition, I bought 2 goats for KES 6,000 in order to boost my goats rearing that I have been depending for our upkeep as well as educating the children . Previously, I had a good number of the but I sold them to support my child who is in secondary school. Furthermore, I bought proper bedding since I was using the traditional bed and old sacks as beddings. It was not comfortable to sleep on because I always feel body pain after bed. Moreover, I supported my child educational needs by paying KES 3000 to reduce the huge fee balances.