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
Jacob
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy 2 cows at 35000 kshs, l also spent 14000 kshs to iron-sheets."
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over 8 years ago
Carolyne
received a $476 third payment.
"I own a cow for ox-ploughing and currently living comfortably in a good permanent house."
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over 8 years ago
Daniel
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy 2 cow at 35000 kshs, l also spent 10000 kshs to pay school fees for my two children in secondary school, l also spent 2000 kshs as a token to my family members, the remaining balance l spent to buy food."
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over 8 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to build our current house and being able also to buy two cows that are now grown."
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over 8 years ago
Sella
enrolled.
"We're planning to spend our transfer on growing of sugarcane since it does very well in our soil and has ready market, secondly we intend to buy a cow that will be giving us milk and lastly we plan to buy furniture for the house since we have very old ones."
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over 8 years ago
Monica
enrolled.
"We're planning to spend our transfer on buying two cows that will give birth to many more,secondly we will buy furniture for our house to make it more decent and lastly we intend to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our children in primary school."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
received a $493 third payment.
"I bought two cows at 36000 KES, steel windows 4000 KES, mattress 6000 KES, clothes 1700 KES and 1000 KES on food."
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over 8 years ago
Phoebe
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 16200 KES of my first lumpsum transfer on a sofa set, 8000 KES on a cow, I invested 15000 KES in ready made clothes and I spent the remaining 10525 KES on tableware and food."
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over 8 years ago
Jennifer
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on building an iron roofed house.I also bought a cow,paid school fees for my children and bought food for my household."
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over 8 years ago
Maritha
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 8,400 KES to buy 12 bags of cement, sand for 10,000 KES and paid 20,000 KES as labour to plaster the house.I also added some money to buy a cow for 15,000 KES."
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