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I spent the first lumpsum buying building materials (iron sheets and timber) at 13000 KES, bought furniture at 12000 KES and a cow at 25000 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has improved because I had totally nothing from house, chairs and cow but now I own them. This is a very big step I made.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought 12 iron sheets at 8,000 KES, I also spent 1000 buying clothing and what remain I spent on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to build a house.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails and iron roofing sheets which I will use to build a better house for my family. I will also use part of the transfers to buy some livestock such as a cow and some goats.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having married a beautiful wife who in turn has given birth to my two beautiful daughters who are my pride and joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build my family a better house, we currently live in a grass thatched house and when it rains it often leaks, in addition the cost of repairing the roof every now and then is prohibitive.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up and I go to work at our motorcycle taxi stage,my fellow taxi drivers are very funny and when they crack jokes we often laugh, this relieves any tension that I have.
