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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought 2 oxen and a plough.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I use the oxen and plough to prepare my piece of land for cultivation, and hope to produce more food this season.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my token payment to buy iron sheets for 7500 KES and nails 2500 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy ox-plough and bull cows with the upcoming lumpsum transfer.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails and iron roofing sheets which we will use to build a better house for our family. The remaining transfers will be used to buy a ploughing machine and two oxen.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having married a beautiful wife who has given me a beautiful baby girl and she is also pregnant at the moment.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build a better house for my family, my income is meagre thus we are unable to save money which can be used to build a house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up, this is because I feel blessed and lucky to have woken up alive.
