My life is different than how it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought a heifer. I always buy milk from my neighbors and it's so costly for me because I do not have a continuous source of income. I depend on small scale farming. The produce that we get annually is for consumption. I am a motorcycle taxi rider. This business earns me an income of KES 300 per day. Due to recurrent needs of the family which include food and clothes, I find myself not able to save some money. I had always wished to own a dairy cow but because I didn't had savings it was not possible. When I do not have money my children would go without milk and this is so demoralizing. When I received the second transfer I decided to invest on dairy project. I bought a heifer and I have hope that when it reproduced in the next few months I will cut the daily cost of buying milk. My family will get enough milk for consumption and I will sell the surplus at the market. This will earn me an income to meet other household items. I am also planning to start a saving culture to enable me buy a another dairy cow. I am so grateful for the support because I know our lives will change for the better. Currently I have devoted much of my time on my poultry keeping project and dairy farming.

In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.

I spent KES 25,000 of the second transfer on purchasing a heifer. I buy milk daily and this is so costly for me since I do not have a continuous source of income. I also started poultry keeping project at a cost of KES 3,000. These are ten hens in total. This earns me an income through the sales of eggs. I also purchased a sky blast for storing water for drinking. My children now have access to clean water unlike before. I bought sofa set seats and food for the family. The rest of the money we spent on clothes and other household items. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard.

I received the transfers at five minutes to seven while supplying my doughnuts and my customer insisted on paying via Mpesa. A few minutes later, and 100 metres away from the customer I heard the phone ring on checking my phone I saw Mpesa notification message and was overwhelmed with joy. I then finished my job went back home and relayed the good news to my wife.

The biggest in my daily life is additional stock for my business which allows me to supply the doughnuts twice a day hence additional income. I started the Kangumu business with a budget of KES 350 and got a KES 200 profit that day and I used the profit to increase my stock. Today, because of GiveDirectly I can make a profit of KES 1200 per day and this business is now my main income source.From this business, I intend to buy my own piece of land because I am still living in my parent's land. I also intend to use the income to pay school fees for my kids. I have also bought my own heifer which is currently six months pregnant and in four months time the milk purchase costs will have reduced. I have also invested in poultry farming which has relieved me of household expenditure. I am able to save the money from my Kangumu business.

I spent KES 30,000 of my transfer on a heifer which is currently six months pregnant.I used to buy two cups of milk per day amounting to KES 600 per month because I didn't have any dairy cow. I also spent KES 5000 on adding stock to my Kangumu business in order to generate income and now it's doing well because. Initially, I used to work as motorcycle taxi man for one year and it wasn't bearing fruit. KES 5000 was spent on ten chicken layers because it will be a source of income for my family. KES 16000 was spent on clothing because we didn't have clothing for special occasions. KES 4000 was spent on a goat in order to act as alternative milk supply during my dairy cow dry period.