Paying the debt of KES 30,000 balance for the land that I bought from a friend is the new goal that I did not have before receiving the transfer. This was one of my concerns because I had paid some amount and I wished to pay all the money. I am so happy because I have owned the land fully and planted Napier grass for the cow that I bought using the first transfer.

The pieces of training and the registration process were done well without any discrimination. This enabled all the eligible people to receive the transfer. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.

I spent KES 30,000 to clear the debt that was pending from the land that I bought some time back. I had always wished to own the land fully but I was needed to pay the balance first. I am so grateful now because I have paid all the balances and now I own the land fully. I was able to plow my and plant Napier grass for my cow. I spent KES 10,000 on school fees for my son who is in secondary school. He was able to study well without being sent home. During the time that he was being sent home, it was affecting his performance. I am so happy because this has given me peace of mind to conduct other activities at home. I bought one sack of maize and rice for my family. The rest of the money I spent on household items which we were lacking. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has improved our living standards.

I realized that I had received funds from GiveDirectly a few past 6 am after I woke up. I became so happy and immediately informed my children who were getting ready to go to school. This was my first time to ever own such an amount of money and as a way of celebrating the financial breakthrough in our lives, we sang some hymns and prayed to thank God for His blessings.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to have additional livestock in my homestead. I had started buying milk but I am glad that this is no longer the case. In addition, I have been able to plant nappier grass that we will use in feeding our livestock and this will lead to an increase in milk production. This would not have been possible had GiveDirectly decided on what to do for us instead of giving us unconditional cash and I will forever remain grateful to them.

I bought a heifer worth KES 25000 and used KES 5000 to plant nappier grass that we will use in feeding it after receiving my first transfer. We settled on this as a family so that we will be having milk supply throughout the year as I am planning to alternate its lactating period with that of the one that we already had. In addition, I spent KES 10000 to clear fee arrears for my son in secondary school so that he would not be sent back home. I am a farmer with four children, two are in the primary level while the other two are in the secondary level. I had cleared paying school fees for the one who is in a day school and the one in boarding school was remaining hence why I decided to pay for him alone. Using the remaining KES 14000 I bought some foodstuffs, home clothes, and a sky plast to use in harvesting rainwater.