My life is currently different after receiving the transfer because I managed to renovate my house and it's now permanent. I have been living in a cracked muddy walled house for all those years and I never had peace because I was so sure someday it would collapse. Also, the pair of oxen that I am now owning will help me in my agricultural activities, I will no longer be hiring from friends as I used to do.

In my opinion, I did well in all the areas appropriately. First, the staff taught us so well how to maneuver the Mpesa platform since the majority of us it was our fust time owning phones. This made us access the money easily.

I spent part of my second on I bought some building materials such as bricks and cement for a total of KES 16000. This was purposely for the renovation of my house since previously it was semipermanent. I then bought some beddings such as a bed and a new mattress at a total of KES 12000. I have been using the traditional beds which I was not comfortably leading to some backpains. The remaining amount of money, I am using it in buying enough foodstuffs and some othersome other household expenses.

The major difference in my daily life is that I now own a pair of oxen which I acquired after I received my first transfer. Owning them has been my long-time dream but I could not afford it since the salary was getting from the casual jobs was too little. It was not enough even to cater for my family's basic needs. I didn't hesitate to buy the oxen after receiving the transfers because I know they will help me with my farming activities and earn more income by hiring it to my neighbors. I am now planning to practice large scale farming since it will be easier to prepare the farm with the help of the bulls. I will plant different crops for my family use and commercials purposes. I will now focus and invest more in agriculture. I believe my life will greatly change since from the sale of the crops I will be able to easily meet my family needs.

It was around 4 am, I was still asleep when I heard someone trying to wake me up. I was a bit shocked. I thought something bad might have happened since it was rare for someone to wake me up at that time. I then realized it was my daughter. The smile she had on her face suggested there was something good she was about to share. She then broke the news to me. She told me Give Directly had sent the first transfer to my account. I couldn't believe until I saw my account balance. I was overexcited to receive this news. I then understood why she couldn't wait until morning since I couldn't manage to contain myself too.

I spent part of my first transfer to buy a pair of oxen at KES 30000. I bought them so that they could help me with my farming activities. In addition to that, I also bought enough building materials. I managed to buy sand, bricks, and cement with an intention to renovate my house. The walls of my previous house were weak and it would collapse anytime. I used to worry a lot since I didn't have the means to build another one. Apart from that, I also hired someone to prepare my farm since it was the planting season. I then bought a bed and used the remaining amount to food for my family.