"I have only received my first transfer which assisted me mostly with the foodstuffs for my family. The current economy is tough coupled with the drought we have been facing. Raising money for the most basic needs like food for my family has been a challenge because I only earn KES 300 from the motorcycle taxi I am assigned to work in. I am glad the money came in handy to sort the foodstuffs for my family. I am also hopeful that the chicken I bought for rearing will be of great help in the future. Once it starts laying then we shall not only be assured of more chicken but some of the eggs will be consumed by my family."

"Back here in the village owning livestock and having a huge farm is a sign of wealth and not only a sign but it does help in acquiring wealth through farming and selling of the livestock after they breed which in turn earns people money. That is why I have always had plans to ensure that I grown my farm by further investing into owning livestock so that I could help in sustaining myself since I have aged and can no longer work as I used to before. Therefore when I received the money I decided to buy chicken and begin gradually investing in broadening my farm. Plus on the other hand chicken were affordable and since I did not have a lot of money on me I saw that buying hens would be most appropriate. I bought two hens each for KES 300 which totaled to KES 600. I also bought a packet of wheat flour for KES 150 and one kilogram of sugar for KES 120 since there was hardly anything to eat. I was left with about KES 300 which I still have in my possession and plan on using it for matters aligned with nourishment because back in the village starvation is the order of the day due to drought."

"It's quite fulfilling to be able to progress economically when you just started from scratch. I started off by raring chicken which multiplied, then I sold them all to buy goats. At some points I was also able to sell the goats and buy cows. I now have four cows that I'm hiding from my husband by keeping them at my maternal home. I felt when recently when my son was joining high school because without the help of my husband I was able to sell two to raise the fees plus all the requirements."

"Seeing my children enjoying a good meal is something which gives me happiness in my life. I have embraced difficulties in my house. All the years, I have never enjoyed a new year celebration better than this year. My husband got an off on the December end of the month and we had some money. We bought our children new clothes, slaughtered a chicken and enjoyed with rice. My husband bought me a material to make a dress . This brought joy and happiness to me seeing my children have eaten and satisfied in their own house unlike the other new year celebrations which I used to take my children to my marternal home for the new year celebration."

"Three months back, I sold all the chickens I had. This money enabled me to top up and buy four goats. I am happy because they keep me busy. I hope to sell some during the festive season and make good returns."

"I used KES 30000 to buy a dairy cow and used the remaining amount to complete a house that I had built using the first transfer and I also remained with some that helped me in buying chicken for rearing. Dairy farming is one of the main economic activities that we rely on here at home since the climate is favourable for the same. With these livestock at least I can be sure to put food on the table for my children."

"Our new goal is to expand the size of our house so that it can accommodate guests visiting our household. We have been rearing chickens and we plan to buy more once the disease outbreak that is there is over. We also bought three sheep with part of the transfer. We plan to take care of the sheep and the chickens and sell some of them in the future when they will have reproduced and multiplied in number. The money that we will make is what we will use in achieving our new goal."

"I inherited a single grass-thatched house from my brother in 2018 after he relocated to another village. This house is however small and old now that I feel I have to improve it since it is not of my calibre at the moment. I have been yearning to construct a 2 roomed iron-roofed house that will serve as the living and bedroom but unfortunately, finances could not allow me. When I receive these transfers I intend to use KES 30000 to accomplish this task thus I will be happy that my dream of a comfortable house will come to pass. I will use the rest of the transfers towards purchasing a dairy cow and setting up a chicken business."

"I started poultry farming business while in high school to help my parents with paying school fees. Through the profits that I was earning, I was able to clear my high school fees. During COVID-19 pandemic, my father who was then working as a teacher got laid off since he was not employed by government but parents board. When schools reopened, I had to sell all the chicken that I had to clear school fees for me to be allowed to sit for my final exams. Although this was a good business, I had lost hope in it because, having just graduated from high school, I had no source of income to be able to start over again. When I received my first transfer, I bought some some few chicken and some feeds and started rearing them. With the recent transfers, I bought 10 small sized chicken worth KES 1000 and spend KES 2000 to buy feeds and other maintenance inputs. I'm looking forward to continuing adding more chicken and I'm hopeful that the business will grow and I'll be able to pay my college fees and assist my parents in paying school fees for my six siblings."

"Now that schools are on break, the children are at home and the budget for food has increased. This has been hard for my husband to manage alone. It was my plan to look for a job and share the bills. On this day, I was busy in the kitchen cooking for them when I got the message confirming the receipt of the transfer. I was very excited. Since I love livestock keeping, my first thought was to buy a goat but since this was not possible, I decided to revive my poultry business. I, therefore, started by buying three chickens. Once I gather enough funds from the profit, I will buy some goats, as I intended to thereby grow my business."