My life is different than how it would have been because I now have a pair of oxen that I am keeping in my homestead. Initially, I used to hire those of my neighbors at a fee which was relatively very expensive. Therefore most of the time I couldn't afford to hire them and in that particular season, I ended up using my own hands which I could only manage to plough a small portion of my farm. I a now glad because I will be in a position of utilizing the whole farm with the help of the bulls to help to increase the yields. To add to that, I managed to construct a new spacious house. The initial one was in a poor state and I could not even afford to buy the materials for renovation. My children had to seek shelter from neighbours and friends and this was so stressful.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by making sure that they visited very needy households in my entire village. The organisation has brought a big impact into our lives and this can clearly be noticed on the assets that we currently own. All our children are now at school without being sent home regularly with the help of financial assistance. Therefore I do not see any part GiveDirectly failed.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, nails, timber, and threads. This was for the construction of new houses becasue I wanted to relocate to my farm in the same village. Besides, the previous house was in .poor condition and very small. To add to that, I cleared school fees for my children who are in primary schools. In addition, I bought an ox plough at KES 8000. Lastly, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family that would at least take us to three weeks.

I saw an Mpesa notification in my phone early in the morning. I was curious to know who could have sent me the money. As I read the contents of the message, I came to understand that I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was greatly overjoyed and celebrated with my family for this financial help.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I will now be ploughing using my own pair of oxen that I acquired through this transfer. I was previously hiring them at a fee during the planting season. This was expensive with a larger acreage hence I could not utilise my whole farm. I am glad that I will no longer be hiring from neighbours, instead I will be hiring to them at a fee thus earning an income. Having a pair of oxen is much convenient for early preparation and cultivation, thus they will largely boost my farming for a good harvest.

I spent a larger portion of my first transfer on buying a pair of oxen to aid me in ploughing my farm. For the first time now, I will be using my own oxen to do my farming. I was previously hiring from neighbours which was costly. From now on, I will be hiring them to others and earn money during the planting season. I will also be doing early and timely preparations in order to get a good harvest. I spent the remaining amount on some shopping for my family. I bought new clothes and foodstuffs for the family.