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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8 years ago
Churchil
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 2,500 KES to pay school fees, spent 3,000 KES on poultry and 5,000 KES to buy goats. (Added money from other sources)"
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8 years ago
Anna
received a $99 initial payment.
"I will build a semi-permanent house of 30 iron sheets, buy a goat and a heifer and that is how I will spend my upcoming lumpsum transfer."
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8 years ago
Millicent
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on paying for my 2 daughters in secondary school fees.I also want to put windows and a door to my house and buy a goat."
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8 years ago
Benter
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my transfer to pay primary school fees for my 5 children KES 5000, bought a goat KES 2500 and sheep KES 2500."
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8 years ago
Elishabeth
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two goats at 6,000 KES, paid 2,500 KES debt which I had borrowed to pay school fee, bought clothes and shoes for my children and I at 600 KES the bought 20 kilograms of maize at 700 KES."
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8 years ago
Petro
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on buying a goat,a sheep,1 sack of maize and food for my family."
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8 years ago
Moris
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been able to save some cash I got from working as a casual labourer in some local school around and bought one goat which has since given birth to four kids. ."
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8 years ago
James
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to build my house so l bought building materials at 34050 KES, transport 3000 KES, labor-charge 6000 KES, l also bought 2 goats at 6000 KES. "
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8 years ago
Judith
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my transfer to buy a goat KES 3500, invested in my ripe and raw bananas business KES 3000, repaired my posho mill machine KES 2500, and bought food KES 800."
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8 years ago
Caleb
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought mattress for 3800 KES, two goats for 3550 KES, blanket 800 KES, gave my mother 1000 KES and spent some to buy food."
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