As of now, I have not yet composed myself to come up with a tangible goal that I can fight for, to achieve. This is because my norm is planning if I have the money ready in my hands. Considering that, if I get the money I will collect my thoughts together and decide the appropriate thing to venture into depending on the current situation I will be in.

Initially, I had no livestock at all; I just desired to own mine every time I saw neighbors grazing theirs. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for fulfilling my desire. As of now, I am a happy herder, and the whole community is also happy for the organization since they were also enabled to do things they were initially unable to do because of poverty.

Upon withdrawing the second transfer, the priority was to buy cows as I had planned earlier. Therefore, I got four cows which were being sold at KES 15000.00 each. I did not hesitate to buy them since I had some savings from the first transfer. I added the deficit to the second transfer from the savings and hence bought the four cows for KES 60000.00. I bought these cows because at first they were being sold at a throwaway price because there was no pasture and secondly, they are a reliable source of investment since they have a higher value when sold to a slaughterhouse.

It was exactly 9 AM when I was at my daily hustle (taxi driver) when I heard my phone ringing continuously. I was a bit nervous since I was not expecting to hear from anyone, therefore I decided to check the content of the message only to realize it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overjoyed with happiness because I knew my financial problems would come to an end. Later on, I had to share the great news with my dear wife and children and they were all super excited.

The biggest difference in my daily is that through the transfers I was able to purchase a piece of land which has brought a positive impact on my life. My desire was to buy my own land and build a rental house but due to the financial hardships that I was facing, I could not afford it. Being the breadwinner of my family of three, it has never been easy at all. From my daily hustle( taxi driver) on a good day, I could earn KES 150 which was too little to send for the family's needs, and save for any investments. I am now happier and thankful because I have been able to fulfill this as my priority and acquired the land. In the near future once my children transition to secondary schools I will not have to worry about the issue of school fees because I will have saved a lot from the rent that I will be collecting monthly from my tenants. Also, it is a valuable asset that my children will depend on together with other generations.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying a piece of land (a half an acre) KES 40000 in the nearby village. I had been longing to buy it for years so that I could build a rental house which will eventually be my source of income in the near future. Also, I bought ten pieces of iron sheets at KES 9500 which will be for the rental house that I am intending to construct. I had already purchased some of the building materials earlier and I am happy the money came in good time. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs such as maize flour, vegetables. cereals and other household items that I was lacking eg clothes.