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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8 years ago
Margaret
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first cash transfer on buying a cow 6500 KES, two hen 600 KES. I also bought 40 tins of maize 2900 KES"
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8 years ago
Pillip
received a $494 second payment.
"I was able to buy 2 cows worth 30,000 KES, school Fees worth 12500 KES, 2 sacks of maize 7000 KES and the remaining 10,000 KES was used in the house"
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8 years ago
Fenny
received a $99 initial payment.
"l am planning to build a spacious comfortable house that can accommodate me with my family since l am staying in a very small house and in any case l am left with some a mount l can spent to buy dairy cow."
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8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying 20 pieces of Iron sheets 13,000 KSH, steel door 8,000 KSH, window frames 5,000 KSH, timber 1,600 KSH, a cow 15,000 KSH, gave my husband 5,000 KSH."
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8 years ago
Samuel
received a $99 initial payment.
"l am planning to build iron-roofed house and to buy four cow bulls for farming plus an ox-plough."
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8 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"We would like to use part of the transfer to buy farm equipment such as water pump and dig a borehole. This will assist me in irrigating my crops. l also intend to buy a cow for milk consumption for my family and sell some to get income for my family."
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8 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"We intend to invest part of our transfer on vegetables farming by buying inputs like seeds and fertilizers, we will also buy household items like furniture and use the rest to buy a cow to raise."
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8 years ago
Mark
enrolled.
"I plan to buy cows and bulls to keep as my assets to help me in future when i am in need,and also to use in ploughing my farm."
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8 years ago
Maureen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy a piece of land since right now i am still staying in my father in law's pieces of land,i will also buy 30 pieces of iron- sheets and other building materials to build my house.I also plan to buy a cow and get income in the near future"
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8 years ago
Konsilata
received a $494 second payment.
"I bought a cow for 27000 KES, two goats for 6000 KES, iron sheets for 6500 KES , built a pit latrine with 1500 KES and bought food."
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