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I intend to construct a decent pit latrine for my family since we do not have one at the moment. It will cost around $300 to completion. I also plan to buy 10 goats at a cost of $500 and start keeping them as a long-term investment and also as a saving plan. By doing this, I will always have a ready source of income in the event I run into an emergency or venture into another income apportunity that might arise.As for the balance, I will buy household items.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I received a bumper harvest last month from my 1 acre piece of land and the produce enabled me pay all the school fee arrears for my two children. I am very happy because this is the first time I have zero balance in terms of school fees arrears.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Since the year 2004, I have been doing farming for both subsistence and commercial purposes. In the year 2013, we experienced flooding as a result of swelling of Lake Baringo. As a result, my entire 10 acres of land has since been submerged inside the lake. In order for me to continue with farming, I had to start borrowing idle land from my fellow villagers because I do not have the capital to lease. The land I currently farm is about an acre and the produce I get is insufficient to cater for all the basic needs of my family. If my capital situation persists, I am foreseeing a situation whereby I have to quit my passion of being a commercial farmer.
