When insecurity broke out on my homeland Ng'aratuko in march 2024, we had to flee for security. When we left, our house with all the property was torched down . I had to start afresh. Without any source of income, I could not make it a success but now with the anticipated transfers there is hope. When I receive the transfers, I plan on spending KES 18150 on purchasing bedding, furniture and household goods . I also plan on spending KES 45000 on purchasing goats as an investment for my family therefore get back to our feet. I will spend the rest of the transfers on a dairy cow to provide mil for my children.I will be grateful that my family will be able to stand on its feet again.

After the loss of my 30 goats to banditry,my life has not been the same. I almost sunk into depression for I did not have any other means to feed my family of six. However, I found refuge in the church and from my parents who assisted me in cultivating millet on a half an acre farm they gave to me . I am grateful for the harvests that has provided food for my family therefore easening the burden for my husband.

In March 2024, I lost all my 30 goats to banditry. My 12-year-old son was looking after them on the grazing fields when, suddenly, gunshots were fired at him. Fortunately, he managed to escape death narrowly, but the trauma of the incident has stayed with him. Those goats were my only source of income, and losing them felt like losing everything. Because of the insecurity, my family of six had to flee Ng'aratuko in search of a safer place to live. Life has been incredibly difficult since then. My husband, Stanley, who is a goat trader, is trying his best to provide for us, but it is not easy. We have had to rely on him alone, and with no goats to trade, the strain is hard to bear. Putting food on the table has become a constant struggle, and some days it feels like there is no way out of this situation.