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 paid 20,000 KES school fee for my daughter in high school then paid 30,000 KES school fee for for my son in college after adding some of the cash that was used to withdraw the cash from Mpesa.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Am now happy that I never sold my cows to settle school fee as I used to do before because.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I added a little amount to the cash and paid 10,000KES school fee for my daughter in high school.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to repair my house by cementing the walls, then expand my hotel business and bring fish nets from Kisumu to sell.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my children in high school. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy bulls and oxen plough that I will use during ploughing. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy household items like furniture.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay school fees for three of my children in college. I was able to do this through saving little income that I have been getting from farming and I managed to send them to College until they finished.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income to pay school fees and also meet other household requirements. I still have some of my children in high school and a daughter who should be joining college. All this needs money and being that am just a peasant farmer, this has made life to look difficult to me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am selling mandazis in my kiosk. It has been a source of earning a living to my family and I feel happy whenever I do it.
