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When I received my token payment, I spent 8000 KES on 2 goats and the remaining 2000 KES on food and clothing for my household members.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
When you send me my upcoming lumpsum payment, I will buy 2 oxen and plaster the floor of my main house with sand and cement.
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access_time over 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, these will be used to build a better house for my family and also pay construction workers who will build the house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker in many homes and eventually built my current house and also paid dowry to my in laws.
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 an iron roofed house , my current house is grass thatched and when it rains it often leaks, this puts the life of my young child in danger.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am relaxing with my family and I have no illness affecting me or my family.
