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
Salina
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token on 2 cows (4500), a bag of maize (3200), clothes and food (2190)."
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over 8 years ago
Thomas
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a dairy cow and an ox for ploughing, pay secondary school fees for my children and food."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy 3-4 cows that will help me pay school fees for my child when she joins high school and buy other household goods that i lack like a mattress."
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over 8 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"I'm planning to spend my transfer on building a new bigger house since the current one is small and leaks during rainy seasons,secondly I plan to use the transfer on paying school fees for my children in primary school and lastly the remaining balance I will use to buy two cows for keeping. "
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over 8 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"I'm planning to spend my transfer on buying two cows which I can later sell for profit to help me educate my children, secondly I intend to start up a small vegetables business which will help me with daily income to sustain my family. "
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over 8 years ago
Quinter
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy 2 cow-bulls at 30000 kshs, l am also planning to plaster my house so l bought 15 bags of cement at 7200 kshs, sand 7000 kshs the remaining balance l spent on buying clothes."
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over 8 years ago
Evaline
enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am making our family cow. "
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over 8 years ago
Caroline
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent 26000 kshs of the transfer to buy 2 cows, l also bought furniture at 6800 kshs, l paid school fees of 5500 kshs to my child in primary school, the remaining 10000 kshs l spent to improve my business."
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over 8 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cow at 20,000 KES. I also paid school fees for my son at 10,000 KES,bought cement,6 chicken and food for my household."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $493 second payment.
"Am now happy that I never sold my cows to settle school fee as I used to do before because."
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