"I would be lying if I said that I was not happy when I received the money. It came when my husband and I were at home. For a while, we had been under financial constraints that made it hard to fend for our three children. So, when I saw that I had received the funds from give directly, this spelled out the beginning of my journey to some financial freedom. To reduce the pressure my husband had about the motorcycle he bought on hire purchase, we cleared the debt and I also got to start a mini-market business."

"Receiving money from GiveDirecty means a better living standard for the family. I have two children in college and secondary school whose school fees amount to KES 81,000 per year. They have been in and out of school due to lack of school fees , I depend on my husband who works as a motorcycle rider within a nearby center. He earns little income which cannot nurture all of us especially with the high cost of living in the country. I will consequently use all my first transfers and some from second transfer to clear there school fees balance. From the remaining amount I will plan to obtain food to sustain the family for the next 2 months. This will allow us focus on the next academic year school fees." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am a motorcyclist and currently face with some difficulty in providing food and others needed materials for the family. If I do received this cash transfer from Give Directly, I am going to buy another motorcycle to add onto the one I do currently have to help me earned more cash."

"Give-directly do well by giving me transfer fund to enable me renovate my house." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

""Right now, the house I'm staying in is not guaranteed because the palpus has a certain length of time to stay for it to be rebuilt or renovated. So, I'll build a mud-brick house and have a plastered, roof with zinc and also painted for it to look decent for myself and my family. After I shall enrolled my son to school for the following semester, I'll purchase a cow to raise with the rest of thr money left of thr cash transfer."" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Last year when I was unable to raise some money to support my family, I sold all the livestock I had then, chicken. I do a motorcycle taxi business, a sector that has been poorly performing since the beginning of this year. With the transfer, I was able to spend KES 1,750 on buying 5 chickens. I am glad that I have begun to revive this venture and it will definitely enable me to earn additional income by the end of the year. As my poultry farm grows, I shall be able to buy and start raising goats. Lastly, I spent KES 1,000 on buying food for my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Food insecurity is the current problem because I have to buy all food stuff. I rely on working for others in taxi business where I get about KEES 300 a day. Only food" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am newly married with a family of 3 and trying to make ends meet through a motorcycle taxi. My wife is a housewife and I have been aspiring to own a dairy cow which she will be looking after while I do the motorcycle taxi. This will improve our sources of income which will lessen the burden on the family. With an approximate cost of KES 35,000 for the first transfer, I intend to purchase a dairy cow which will be used as an additional source of income. I am happy that soon my life will be transformed through the funds from Give Directly." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am a freelance motorcycle driver, on a good day I make a profit of 500 KES, and on other days I come back home penniless, the latter is more. This makes it hard for me to provide for my family. I have four children and a wife, and all of them depend on me. The cost of food has gone high. A bag of flour is sold at 145 KES and in a day as a family, we consume three bags, this is draining me financially and some days I can only afford one bag which means going without one meal a day." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My priority when I receive the first transfer is to clear school fees balance for my children. Currently I have a debt of 1500 KES. I will be using the transfers to facilitate the education of my children. Six children are already enrolled in school. My long term plan is owning a motorcycle that will facilitate my business of selling charcoal. I currently use a bicycle which is an inefficient form of transport. A second motorcycle will cost me around 30,000 KES."