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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.

Gladis received a $99 initial payment.

"I used my transfer to buy 2 goats KES 5500, a mattress KES 4000 and food 400."

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Carren received a $99 initial payment.

"I paid 5,000KES school fees, bought a goat @3,000KES for keeping and spent 2,000KES on food."

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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