My life is totally different from how it would have been becasue I now have a pair of oxen that im rearing in my homestead. It is a relief to me becasue they will enable me to improve my farming activities and even plant my own farm in time. I am assured of reaping maximum yield and therefore have plenty of food for a longer period of time. Also, I am planning to hire the hire to my friends and generate an income. This will enable me topsy fir, my children, in time to avoid the distractions. Also, the house that I managed to construct has brought a positive impact on my life. The previous one was very small and we were uncomfortable staying in it.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in all the sectors becasue no one was left our provided he or was a resident and meets the criteria they were using. Also, we were offered enough teachings on how best we would utilize the transfers and this really enlightened most of us since it was our first time receiving such a huge amount of money.

I spent part of my second transfer on clearing huge school fees arrears for my two children whose one college and the other in seconds. They were both stranded because I had no idea how I would the required fees. To add to that, I purchased building poles, iron sheets, timber, and nails. This was for the construction of a new house because the previous one was in critical condition and almost collapsing. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for the family

I was at the farm watering some vegetables then I heard my phone ringing. Upon checking, I realized that it was an Mpesa GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and decided to leave whatever I was doing and decided to go back home and celebrated with my family members.

Having a pair of oxen has brought the biggest difference in my daily life. I settled in purchasing them purposely for my agricultural activities. Being a farmer I have been yearning to own them for so many years but I could not afford them since they were very costly. Therefore having received my transfers I decided to buy them. Previously I was using my own hands which were tiresome and I was not able to utilize the whole of my farm. This leads to lows yields which means in that particular seasons we would really starve. I am now happy becasue the pair will take fewer days in ploughing also I will be able to prepare the farm in time. Therefore I am assured of getting lots of harvests. I will also be hiring the pair to my neighbors at a fee and generate an income.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying some livestock such as a pair of oxen worthy of KES 34000. This has been my long time dream but because of financial difficulties, i could not afford it. I also clear some fees arrears for my daughters who are in college and secondary and the money came in good time because they were approaching exams. The remaining amount of money, I used in in buying enough foodstuffs for my family and some other household items.