After spending all my transfers on my household's plans, - mostly marked by the purchase of livestock - I now have a new goal to erect a fence all around my piece of land. This will involve the separation of the cultivated land from the grazing fields for my livestock. It is my joy that this will enhance an easy restraining of the livestock and safeguard my crops from their invasion as well.

A lot has changed in our village since we started enrolling and receiving support from GiveDirectly. In my opinion, the decision to give us support in form of cash was the best as we had to decide on our spending. I am grateful that I have been able to do a lot just like any other household in my neighborhood. Everything was done well, and I hope the same would continue in other villages.

I have a family of six with all four children actively attending various schools. Paying their school fees has been a great challenge, especially for the two who are in secondary school. Initially, I used to pay a weekly sum of KES700 after a hard toil in casual labor over the week. On receiving the first transfer, it was quite a relief when I cleared all the term's fees and got some break to work on other projects. On receiving the second transfer, I spent KES 40000 on obtaining two heifers - each at KES 20000. I already had other two lactating cows that have been providing enough milk for my family, and at times surplus for sale. With the two heifers, I am focusing on an investment that will be raising more income toward school fees for my four children and the family at large. I am still having the remaining amount in my savings account, and at the moment we had been in discussion with my family as we weigh options on whether to bring in a new piece of furniture or invest in buying sheep that will still be beneficial in the future when we sell their offspring.

It was early in the morning when I realized I had a notification message on my phone.Upon checking, it was a confirmation message confirming a receipt of the promised funds from Give directly. I was super excited and immediately shared the good news with my wife and she was equally happy. I went to withdraw the transfer in the afternoon since we wanted to commence on our plans.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the ability to at least get three meals a day which we couldn't afford before receiving the transfer. In addition, clearance of school fee arrears that had stressed me is also a sire of relief since I no longer struggle a lot in looking for manual jobs since am looking forward to my second transfer so that I can start a small business so that I can cater for my household items.

Upon withdrawal of my first transfer, I spent Kshs.12,000 in clearing school fees arrears for my secondary school child. This had been a struggle since I depended on my daily manual jobs which at times I could not get one hence not even meeting my family's daily basic needs. I am happy that my child is now settled in school and can study amply without being sent home. With Ksh 16,500 I spent on buying construction materials to build a house for my sons since they didn't have a place to sleep. This house has already commenced and waiting for the second transfer so that I can complete it. With the remaining amount, we used to buy food and clothing for my five household members.