""In recent times my daughter who is living in Buchanan was saved from a motorcycle accident that almost claimed her life. I was so over joyed when God save her life"."

(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My new goal is to expand my business of selling motorcycle spare parts. I am a motorcycle mechanic and I usually repair motorcycles. When I got the second transfer, I decided to find a way of increasing the income that I get, and hence I decided to open a shop for selling the spare parts. I however only managed to buy a few items since the spare parts are very expensive. I would wish to expand it by buying more items but currently, I do not have the money to do so. I, however, plan to save up a little out of the money that I get from the business so that I can use it in buying more spare parts. I want to do so because expanding the business means more income which will help me in providing comfortably all the basic needs for my family, that is food, clothing, and paying school fees for my children."

"My husband was a motorcycle rider and he had done this job for more than 10 years. Life was well during this time but he was diagnosed with pneumonia which made him stay home without any job to do. This made life difficult for me to make both ends meet. My only job as a tailor can only make 200 KES per day which is not enough to buy food and pay school fees. I am overwhelmed with depression not knowing when he will be for to work and help me with the daily activities."

"The biggest challenge is insufficient money. My husband does motorcycle taxis where he is paid KES 300 per day that is on a good day. His earnings are then subdivided among different household needs including paying school fees for our children and purchasing food. We have a small farm where we have planted cabbages but with the little rainfall in our area am scared that it will not yield well as we were expecting to take them to school where my son studies for school fees."

"It was a few minutes to seven while going about my daily motorcycle work when I heard my phone ring. On checking, I confirmed to have received KES55000 from GiveDirectly and immediately I withdrew the money because I was in town." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My eldest son had gotten involved in a motorcycle accident and broke his right hand leg. He was in a wheelchair for the better part of last year, but in January he was fully recovered and has resumed his normal life. I was overjoyed to see him back in his element."

"Have you imagined having a family of three young children without any source of income? This is the situation that is giving me sleepless nights. My family depends on my spouse who work as a motorist to meet our basic needs. What makes me worried is the fact that his job is unreliable. Sometimes he does not make any profit and we are forced to go without a meal in a day. It pains my heart when my children cry as a result of hunger especially when they see our neighbours taking their meals. My main goal is to go back to college to finish my hairdressing course and open my own saloon in the nearby town centre. This will help me earn a daily income which I will make savings for my children education. Lack of a reliable source of income therefore is the main challenge that I am facing." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Black of finance is the major challenge that I am currently experiencing. I depend on selling firewood while my husband is a motorcycle ride which does not offer us sufficient earnings. Both of us get a total of KES 3000 per month. In a day, I need KES 300 for meals and other necessities for a family of four members. All of our income goes into buying food. Due to this, I have been struggling to save money for building my house. Sometimes when I host visitors, I aske neighbors to accommodate them. This embarrasses me."

"Receiving this money means a new business for me and my husband. We currently survive on casual jobs which are only available on Mondays in the nearby market. We are usually employed to carry luggage in the market on our backs throughout the day. The pay we get is usually KES.1,000 at the end of the day and that's what we spend on food and upkeep for the rest of the week as we wait for the following Monday. It is a very hard task that needs a lot of energy and we could do more if we had a hand cart or a motorcycle. With these transfers, we plan to purchase a motorcycle so that we would not be using our backs to carry the luggage anymore and my husband will be going alone as I remain behind to attend to farming duties. The motorcycle also on other days would be making us money through taxi services in the locality."