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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I repaid our household loans using 5000 KES of the token payment, rented a piece of land at 1000 KES and I spent the remaining 4000 KES on a mattress.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We thought of renovating our main house with our upcoming lumpsum payment and pay school fees for our child.
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What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a toilet using my first transfer, the second transfer I will spend in two ways; firstly I have a son who is in secondary school so I will pay school fees for him and secondly I will do finishing of my house by buying bags of cement that will be used to plaster the rooms that are not yet plastered. The final transfer I will spend on starting a small business of shopkeeping.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that in the past I had a small house made of five iron sheets but I managed to build a bigger one which has twenty seven iron sheets using cash that I had saved from the fishing job that I used to do.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of getting school fees for my children as my income is very low and I am forced to work extra hard so that I can support their schooling which I find challenging.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go out in the morning to look for some casual job that will enable me to be paid in the evening. This makes me happy as my family depend on me hence I must provide for them.
