I would like to start farming, especially cabbage. A lot of the villages consume it and If I would get $30000 from the shop's profit, I can start within three months. The current drought has delayed me and as for now I cannot depend on rain and so I have to save for an irrigation system that would help me.

The meeting that we had before the transfer, was helpful. I got to learn a lot about money, where it comes from, and various ways we can use this transfer. And I am happy that I choose to invest it in livestock and it is paying off.

Before the transfer, I had one dairy cow that I used to sell milk and use the money to take care of my family's needs. It was tough to get nappy grass and once in a while, I was buying hay that was expensive to maintain. The profits I get from the milk business were used to take care of my child and wife who is a stay-at-home mother. In addition to the milk business, I have a retail shop that helps out with paying bills. It is located in the village and most of the time the income is little. Receiving GiveDirectly money has enabled me to buy another dairy cow for $300 that I milk and sell, bought cows food with the rest of the money $250. This investment has enabled my cows to produce more milk, which I sell at $0.5 a liter. I get enough money to take care of my family and also stock my shop and I am grateful.

I was very happy when I first received a message that confirmed the receipt of my transfer at around 5:00 pm. At that moment, I was still in my retail and a Mpesa shop in the nearby shopping center. I could not withdraw my money immediately since I had to serve many customers who were streaming in. After the day, I went home to inform my wife, whom we had planned to use the entire amount to improve our business.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the improved profitability after expanding my business with the first transfer. I have realized an increase in the profit margin since both shops are operating efficiently with enough products for the customers.

On receiving the first transfer, we already set all the plans on spending after a discussion with my spouse. I had been operating two businesses under one premise in the nearby shopping center were not doing well since the stock had gone down in the retail shop, and I also had a challenge with the insufficient float in my Mpesa shop. We committed all the money into the business by adding a float of KES 45000 to the Mpesa, and the remaining amount on obtaining new stocks. I am glad then the gradually increasing profit margin clearly depicted the results in both businesses. I am happy that I can now serve many customers whom I could not previously serve, since the services I am offering have increased and satisfying to all customers at all times.