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
Aloice
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent the first lumpsum buying building materials (iron sheets and timber) at 13000 KES, bought furniture at 12000 KES and a cow at 25000 KES."
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8 years ago
Jackline
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought 2 cows for dowry payment (24000), a cow for rearing (9000), a mattress (3000), 2 bags of maize (2800), eye treatment (7000) and household shopping (4000)."
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8 years ago
Margaret
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to pay school fees of 20000 kshs to my two children in secondary school, l also spent 10000 kshs to buy cow, the remaining 19000 l spent to plaster my house."
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8 years ago
Sarah
enrolled.
"I'm planning to spend my transfer on paying school for my first born child who is in day secondary school,I will take him to boarding school and lastly I will buy two cows for raring which I can later sell."
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8 years ago
Duncan
enrolled.
"We are planning to spend our transfer on one cross breed cow, and also on a water pump for doing horticulture under irrigation. "
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8 years ago
Wellingtone
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on dowry. I will buy some cows, which I will to my in-laws, together with some cash as our custom requires. "
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8 years ago
Dolphine
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought 40 iron sheets at 31,000 KES, one cow at 10,000 KES, one blanket at 1,500 KES, paid 4,000 KES school fee for my two children then used the rest on food for the house."
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8 years ago
Emily
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a set of chairs.I also bought a cow,1 sack of maize,utensils,clothes and paid school fees for my children."
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8 years ago
Joshua
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 23500 KES in buying building materials (iron sheets, timber and nails), bought two cows at 22000 KES and used the rest of the money on food."
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8 years ago
Irene
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 15000 KES in buying steel windows and doors, 10000 KES in paying dowry , 15000 KES in buying a cow, 4000 KES in paying school fee and used the rest of the money in buying food."
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