We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The recent floods that invade my village did not spare my agricultural farm because I planted Kenya seed maize in my 2 acre piece of land hoping for the great harvested little did I know that all the efforts will be nill. I am now facing a lot of challenges fending for my family and paying off saccos loan that I used to invest in the farm which was swept away by floods because iam depending on casual labour which earns me KES 300 which is not enough for my family daily needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am very happy because since the day we were affected by the floods almost everybody in the village was diagnosed with pneumonia, typhoid and malaria but Iam lucky with my family nobody fall sick. And that brought joy into my life because we could have struggled looking for medication which is very expensive in my village because there is not operational hospital in a whole sub-location
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
I am currently living in a flood prone area, when the floods came we were moved out of the village by Red-cross Kenya to a safer grounds. When we came back I found that water is still in my house because I built it on a lower ground water stagnated for long while other places are already dry. I am planning to use my cash transfers to shift my house to high ground for safety. I am also planning to buy school uniforms for my children because they have been wearing old worn out uniforms to school due to financial challenges.iam planning to use the remaining money to buy goats, chicken , food ,plastic chairs and utensils for my family.
