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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.
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over 8 years ago
Joyce
received a $476 third payment.
"I bought two cows for 33500 KES, a goat 3000 KES, maize 5800 KES and spent the rest on food."
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over 8 years ago
Carroline
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying chairs at 8,120 KES.I also added 6,000 KES to my fish business,bought 2 goats at 6,000 KES,a steel door at 7000 KES,blanket at 550 KES,maize at 7,400 KES,paid school fees for my children 1,500 KES,paid my medical bill of 3,000 KES,gave my mother 3,000 KES and the rest I bought food with."
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over 8 years ago
Filigona
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cupboard.I also bought a set of chairs,a goat and it's Kid and bought my clothing."
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over 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $493 second payment.
"When I received my first lumpsum transfer, I plastered the walls and floor of my main house which cost me as follows: 8000 KES on a lorry of sand, 7000 KES on a lorry of ballast, 15000 KES on 18 bags of cement and I paid 8000 KES labor charge for the plastering. Besides I paid secondary school fees for my son with 5000 KES, I spent 3000 KES on school uniform for my children and the remaining 3725 KES on a goat."
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over 8 years ago
Seline
received a $492 second payment.
"One cow at 15,000 KES, one goat at 2,500 KES, one sheep at 3,000 KES, a solar panel and a wet-cell at 15,000 KES, three bulbs at 1,000 KES, clothes for thee family at 1,000 KES, a sack of maize at 3,000 KES, a hoofer system at 4,000 KES, fishing net at 1,000 KES, gave 2,000 KES to my sister-in-law then used the rest on food for the family."
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over 8 years ago
Sheth
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cow a cow at 15,000 and 3 goats at 9,000 KES.I also added capital to my business,bought 2 sacks of maize at 5,000 KES,utensils at 6,000,uniforms and food for my children ."
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over 8 years ago
Esther
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cow at 17,000 KES,solar and it's battery at 13,000 KES,television at 13,000 KES,1 sack of maize at 3,000 KES ,a goat at 2,300 and food."
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over 8 years ago
Roselina
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on paying school fees for my children.I also built a cereal store and ! goat."
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over 8 years ago
Pheobe
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a goat at 2,250 KES, 50 kilograms of maize at 2,125 KES then used 5,265 KES to boost my retail shop business."
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over 8 years ago
Pauline
received a $475 third payment.
"I paid school fees balance of 14900 KES, bought iron sheets and built my son a house with 18000 KES, bought a goat 4000 KES and sent my mother 2000 KES."
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