GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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almost 8 years ago
Esther
received a $99 initial payment.
"I paid secondary school fees for my daughter using 2000 KES of my token payment then I spent 2500 KES on a goat and the remaining 5500 KES on a tableware."
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almost 8 years ago
Ezra
received a $496 second payment.
"l spend 16000 kshs to buy dairy-cow, 2 goats at 4000 kshs, l also spend 3000 kshs for medication, l also spend 2500 kshs to pay schools then l bought 10 iron-sheets at 6300 kshs the remaining balance l still have it with me as l am planning to renovate my house."
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almost 8 years ago
David
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to clear school fees balance for my children and buy some goats and sheep with my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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almost 8 years ago
Wider
received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to cement the walls and floor of my house, buy seats then buy a cow and two goats. I also want to buy a fishing boat for my husband."
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almost 8 years ago
Alice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a semi-permanent house of 25 iron sheets and buy some goats with my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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almost 8 years ago
Lydiah
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought two goats at 10,000 KES, school uniforms cost me 5,000 KES and a mattress at 5,000 KES. I also bought 20 iron sheets at 15,000 KES as part of construction materials for my house. I will spend the rest of the transfer to buy more materials once I finish harvesting."
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almost 8 years ago
Sabina
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on building a house and buying some bags of cement that will be used in plastering the floor, I will spend part of the transfer on buying furniture for our house which will include chairs and a table and I will also spend part of the transfer on buying three goats and a cow. The remaining amount I will spend on buying a piece of land that we can use as a farm where we will plant vegetables like kale and tomatoes."
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almost 8 years ago
Hellen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 6000 KES of my token payment on 10 lorries of sand, 2500 KES on a goat and the remaining 1500 KES on food."
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almost 8 years ago
Peter
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3500 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 2800 KES on a goat and the remaining 3700 KES on food."
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almost 8 years ago
Margaret
received a $496 second payment.
"l spend 33000 kshs to buy 2 cows and 1 goat to pay dowry, the remaining balance l spend 4200 kshs to pay school fees, l also bought uniforms at a cost of 1100 kshs the rest of the money l spend to buy 2 sacks of maize."
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