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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($476 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spend the larger part of my third transfer on payinga school fees for my four children who were in primary school and seeing my children going to school is the greastes peace I have got. I also bought food for my family and household fixtures such as windows .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the second transfer on buying 32 pieces of iron sheets 21,000KES , timbers 17,000KES and nails 3000KES. I paid workers 9,000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I have renovated my house into a three roomed house hence fitting my family and I.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought building soil for 7000 KES, paid school fees of 2000 KES and bought food with the lumpsum payment.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a new house with the upcoming lumpsum transfer payment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to construct a new house. My wife passed on and due to our tradition, am not allowed to continue living in the current house longer. I also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my children. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy two bulls which I will use to plough my farms.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to construct iron roofed house however small it is.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a reliable source of income that can enable me support my family. I only depend on fishing as a major source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having dinnner together with my children.
