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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over 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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over 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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over 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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over 8 years ago
Maureen
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker at the lakeside for quite a while and after diligently saving my earnings I have been able to buy some goats and sheep. "
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over 8 years ago
Eunice
enrolled.
"Am planning to use part of the money to take my child who has eye problem for an operation at Sabatia hospital, I'll buy milk hybrid goat for rearing, and buy building materials to construct a new house since the current one is weak and can easily be carried away by floods. "
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over 8 years ago
Nancy
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plastered my main house with cement and sand using 8000 KES of my token payment then I spent the remaining 2000 KES on a goat."
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over 8 years ago
Hellen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two goats at 6,000KES, 4 iron sheets at 2,200KES, two kilograms of nails at 500KES, I then added some money to the remaining cash and bought a sack of maize."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a goat at 2,500KES, three chicken at 900KES, i tilled land and planted with 3,700KES, bought alcer drugs over the counter at 400KES, bought a sack of maize at 1,200KES."
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over 8 years ago
Faith
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token payment to buy 3 goats (8000), school uniform (450) and food (1500)."
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over 8 years ago
Yunita
received a $99 initial payment.
"I want to buy iron sheets and cement to repair my house the buy a cow or goat with the remaining."
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