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
Henry
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to invest in goat farming using the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Magarita
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker for many years and after diligently saving my earnings for a while I was able to buy a goat."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the transfer on buying two goats ksh 5000, water tank ksh 1800, school books ksh 400 and ksh 1000 for my budget at home."
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over 8 years ago
George
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token payment to buy a goat (2500), grafted mangoes (3000), bought food (3500) and paid school fee (2000)"
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over 8 years ago
Peres
received a $497 second payment.
"I am now in the process of constructing a spacious house that will be enough for my family and our belongings. I live in a small house where I spend with goats and the chicken within the same space."
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over 8 years ago
Mourine
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the transfer on buying a goat ksh 3000, farming ksh 3000, school fees ksh 2000 and used the balance on meals."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a goat @2,400KES and spent 3,900KES on buying 6 pieces of ironsheet for building an iron roofed house. I also bought maize for food."
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over 8 years ago
Teresha
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 6,000 KES as school fees (secondary school), 2,000 KES to buy a goat, 1,000 KES on farming expenses and 900 KES on dry maize."
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over 8 years ago
David
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5,000KES on buying 2 goats, and 5,000KES on capital for quarry business which is my source of income."
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over 8 years ago
Kennedy
received a $496 second payment.
"I used my first lump-sum transfer to buy two sets of chairs (18000),School uniforms (3000), 2 goats (6000) a bag of maize (3000), boost my wife's business (6000), food and emergencies (13000)."
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