Receiving the cash transfers means so much to my family and I. First we intend to use the first cash transfer to build a house for our son Hillary whose house got destroyed by heavy rain. This has forced him to go sleep in our neighbours house as our small house and community culture cannot allow us to stay in the same roof. I intend to use about KES 18000 of the cash transfers on this. With our village being dry and semiarid we have planned to use the second cash transfer to grow grass. This will be our investment since we will be able to sell the seedlings and also the grass. We intend to use about KES 30000 of the cash transfers on this. For the remaining KES 15000 we intend to purchase 5 sheep. For the third and final cash transfers I intend to use KES 20000 to pay school fees arrears and purchase a sofa set for my family. With the remaining KES 25000 we intend to purchase 8 goats which we will add to the few goats we already have. This is important for us because it will be our investment to use for household needs and any emergencies that might come up in future.

Over the past 6 months my happiness came from the rains we received in the past 3 months. Our village is dry and it has been many years since we received such heavy rains. I felt very happy because with the rains we have enough pasture and water for our livestock.

My greatest challenge is getting money to pay school fees for my children. I have two children in secondary school whom I have been paying school fees for. I have sold almost all my goats to pay for their school fees and finding extra cash has been a challenge. This has made it difficult for me to meet some of the household needs such as purchasing enough food. It saddens me sometimes that I cannot meet all the needs despite my hardwork.