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I spent 4000 KES of my token payment on household clothing, 3000 KES on 2 sheep, 2500 KES on a sack of maize then I cleared school fees balance for my children in primary school using the remaining 500 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I want to build a better house using my upcoming lumpsum payment.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my three who are in primary school using the first transfer and the remaining part of the first transfer I will buy for them clothes. I will spend the second transfer on purchasing twenty iron sheets, timber and nails that I will use in building a house for my first born son. The final transfer we have agreed with my husband that we will buy two cows that will be paid to my parents as dowry.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that we used to stay in a grass thatched house but through struggle my husband sold some piece of land that belonged to him and this enabled us to buy building materials that we used to build the house that we currently stay in.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I am sick and the means that I can use to get to the hospital in terms of fare is difficult to get and when I manage to get the drugs then getting food to eat is a challenge as my income is very low.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to my farm in the morning to do some ploughing of my vegetables like kales (sukuma wiki). This makes me happy as when I harvest it,my family can have something to eat and the rest I am able to take to the local market and sell.
