I am hopeful that the cow that I bought will be able to produce milk in the next one year. This means that, I will have something to supplement my main source income and I will therefore be able to comfortably provide for my family. I am also looking forward to start saving towards buying more livestock especially sheep which multiply fast and are much tolerant to this climate.

For the time that I got to engage with GiveDirectly staff, I did notice anything that they should work towards improving and I would urge them to continue doing the great work that they normally do of uplifting people in the society.

I spend the money to buy livestock; eight sheep and a cow. This is because, I have always thought of investing in livestock an activity that is more profitable in my society. Since I have a young family and I don't have a well paying job, I was not able to achieve this goal and when I received the transfers, I thought it would be a good idea to buy the livestock so that my wife who was then a housewife could have something to look after. I am hopeful that the livestock will multiply and we will have some to sell once our children joins high school. I am so thankful to GiveDirectly for the support.

It was around 4 pm on my way back home from a long day at work. I met my neighbor, who excitedly informed me how he had received his funds after our small talk. I walked home thinking about when my funds would be received. No sooner had I arrived home than I heard a message tone, which was a confirmation of my funds. In discreet, I shared the information with my wife, who could not contain her joy that night.

The biggest difference in my life is the investment that has changed my financial situation. I used to buy milk which is expensive and a necessity because of my two children. At the moment, I have enough for our consumption and some that I can sell and get enough profits to run my day-to-day expenses. Food has been a challenge before because of the lack of a piece of land. Currently, with the lease, I have planted maize and vegetables which can be for our own consumption or sold in future.

I work with a mobile network operator company which lately has been affected by the Competition from other mobile network companies and Covid-19. I have been able to provide enough for my family of four members but cannot stretch to have any investments. I used KES 35,000 and bought a dairy cow, which has been providing us with milk for consumption and for sale. I also leased a piece of land for farming with KES 6,000 for the entire year. The remaining cash was spent on food and clothes for the whole family.