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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over 8 years ago
Hellen
received a $493 second payment.
"I used my transfer to buy 2 cows (30000), household utensils (10000), food (5000) and paid school fees (3000)."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is growing some rice and then selling it to buy a cow."
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over 8 years ago
Charles
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy 2 cow-bulls at 44000 kshs, l spent the remaining a mount to buy 2 sacks of maize. "
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over 8 years ago
Kesia
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought a cow at 20,000 KES, one sheep at 5,000 KES, paid 15,000 KES school fee for my two children in high school, gave 5,000 KES to my husband, bought a sack of maize at 2,900 KES then used the rest on food for the house."
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over 8 years ago
Alice
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 35,000KES on buying 2 goats and a cow, 2,800KES on buying 4 plastic chairs, and a cupboard @8,000KES."
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over 8 years ago
Tabitha
received a $493 second payment.
"I used my transfer to buy two cows (30000), paid secondary school fees (10000), bought iron sheets (2500), cushion covers (1300) and food (6000)."
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over 8 years ago
Janet
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my transfer on a cow (17000), utensils (7500), clothes (10500), loan repayment (10000) and food (4800)."
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over 8 years ago
Samwel
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 20000 KES of my first lumpsum transfer on an oxen, 15000 KES on a cow, I paid secondary school fees for my son with 7000 KES, I spent 3000 KES on clothing and the remaining 5000 KES on food."
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over 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $493 second payment.
"We spent 10000 KES of the first lumpsum in paying hospital bill for my child, used 19000 KES to buy a cow and opened a business with the rest of the money."
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over 8 years ago
Joshwa
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying 2 cows.I also bought 2 sacks of maize,sprayer pump,utensils and clothes for the whole family."
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