"I bought two goats and a sheep for 8800 KES and bought maize with 1100"

"I dug and built a permanent latrine of 20 ft and 13 iron sheets at a total cost of 12350 KES , I spent 13500 KES on 4 sheep and a goat, 4000 KES on a solar panel, we sent 20150 KES to my in-laws to buy 20 iron sheets and build a house."

"I bought clay soil 6,000 KES, one still door at 8,000 KES, two still windows at 4,000 KES, paid 5,000 KES labour charge, gave 10,000 KES pocket money to my son in the university, bought two goats at 4,000 KES, vegetable seeds and farming 12,000 KES then used the rest on food for the house."

"I bought 15 bags of cement at 10,500 KES, 20 iron sheets at 14,000 KES, wall poles at 2,000 KES, roofing poles at 4,000 KES, one still door 6,000 KES, paid 2,000 KES labour charge, three goats at 10,500 KES then used the rest on little house items."

"I bought 10 iron sheets at 5,800 KES, one still door at 7,000 KES, two still windows at 6,000 KES, 38 roofing poles at 5,700 KES, 35 wall poles at 8,800 KES, paid 3,500 KES labour charge, one goat at 2,000 KES, one flask and basin at 1,300 KES, paid 2,500 KES school fee for my daughter in high school, one school uniform, a pair of shoes and home clothe at 2,800 KES. I then used the rest on food for the house."

"I spent my first transfer on paying school fees.I also started a livestock business,my wife started a charcoal business and built a shade for my goats."

"I spent 30000 KES of the first lumpsum in buying livestock (cows and goats), used 5000 KES to construct a toilet, built a cow shed at 10000 KES, used 5000 KES in buying food for family and used 5000 KES in opening a business."

"We bought sand for 6,000 KES, bought 8 bags of cement for 6,400 KES and paid 6,000 KES as labour charges to plaster the walls and floor of my house. I paid 7,000 KES as school fees for a niece in secondary school, bought 3 sheep for 9,000 KES, two goats for 4,000 KES, murram for 6,000 KES, one bag of maize for 3,000 KES and the rest was spent on buying food."

"I used 18,000 KES to pay my bride price, bought 20 iron sheets at 12,000 KES, 40 wall poles at 4,000 KES, 40 roofing poles at 4,600 KES, nails at 3,000 KES, weatherboard at 1,800 KES, fisherboard at 3,000 KES, a goat at 2,000 KES, then added my money to the rest of the cash and paid 2,500 KES hospital bill for my child."

"My proudest achievements are l have struggled to buy goats for future use. Finally l managed to educate my children. "