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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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8 years ago
Rosemary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my transfer to buy 2 goats KES 6000, paid national health insurance fund (NHIF) KES 1000, bought 30 Kg maize KES 1500 and utensils KES 1400. "
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8 years ago
Sospeter
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to save money from doing casual jobs and bought five goats which I later sold and used the money to build my current house."
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8 years ago
Faith
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 33000 KES of the first lumpsum on building a house, bought bedding at 8000 KES, bought a goat at 3000 KES, used 4700 KES on medication and used the rest of the money on buying food and shoes."
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8 years ago
Agnes
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 30000 KES of the first lumpsum on buying 3 bulls , bought chairs at 15000 KES, a goat at 1000 KES and used the rest of the money on food."
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8 years ago
Margaret
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 35000 KES of the first lumpsum on plastering my house, bought a goat at 2500 KES and used the rest of the money on food."
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8 years ago
Maureen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token to treat my Asthma KES 5000, bought a goat KES 2500, and food KES 2800. I added KES 400."
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8 years ago
Martin
received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to build an iron roofed house with cemented walls and floor then buy either sheep or goats depending on the amount that will be remaining."
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8 years ago
Collins
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used token to buy a goat KES 5000, 6 chicken KES 3000, a bag of maize KES 1000 and paid fees KES 1000."
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8 years ago
Judith
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a mattress at 3,500 KES, utensils at 3,000 KES, a goat at 2,500 KES then used the rest on food for the house."
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8 years ago
George
received a $99 initial payment.
"AM planning to cement the floor of my house then buy goats with the rest of the cash."
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