My life is different from how it would have been in that I would be spending money on milk and who knows my family would have developed a medical condition due to the uncontrollable smoke.

In my opinion, people's living standards have improved because of the unconditional cash transfer and the fact that the entire process of enrollment is transparent . There is nothing that did not go well.

I spent part of my second transfer on constructing a kitchen. Initially, I had one house that had been partitioned to accommodate a tiny kitchen inside it. The disadvantage with this kind of arrangement was that any time the meals were being prepared either my family members or visitors would be chocked in smoke hence making our lives unbearable. Having two separate houses is a dream come true because any time my friends come visiting they always feel comfortable. I also bought a dairy cow since I wanted to get milk for my family and sell the surplus. I am now glad that I have already started supplying milk to the dairy board hence earning a living from it. I am proud that I do not depend on my parent's cows that was a burden.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer have to hustle in order to buy milk as I used to do. I am happy that we now consume our milk from the cow that I bought using my first transfer. I am also glad that I will soon finish building my kitchen. We currently have one house which acts as both the kitchen and the living room and it at times looks very messy and congested. I also have enough food for my family. I was able to buy two bags of maize that would sustain us for quite along time. Buying food in bulk is quite cheaper as compared to buying small portions on a daily basis.

I was just waking up around 6 Am and upon checking my phone, I saw a message that I had received the amount received. I was happy that GiveDirectly kept their word.

I spent KES 29000 to buy a dairy cow for rearing. We have a seven-month-old baby and I figured that I needed fresh milk from my own farm to help feed the baby. My family would also benefit from this milk meaning I would also cut costs on my overall expenses. I used to buy hawked milk by the roadside and apart from it being expensive, I was also skeptical of how hygienic the milk sellers were. I had to consider how clean they were especially now that one of the consumers is the baby. In addition to that, I also bought building materials and put up a kitchen. I used the rest of the transfer to buy food for my family.