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Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means I will be a proud owner of a retail shop in the village. I will save the transfers in my MPESA account till it gets to KES 50,000 and start the business in the village. I am planning to open a retail shop because the nearest shop is about 10km away. I will use the surplus to start rearing chicken. When the chicken get to a certain number, I will sell them and buy goats. I will later exchange the goats with indigenous dairy cows for milk production; something very common in my village.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am a storyteller and I am happy people do listen to me. This makes me happy because I believe the stories I make with friends in the neighborhood have some impact on their lives.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am yet to pick my secondary school results from school because of a pending few balance. This has denied me multiple job opportunities in town and maybe I could be employed by now. This is the major challenge I am currently going through.
