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
Celline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a cow and boost my business."
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over 8 years ago
Dorine
received a $495 second payment.
"I paid my children's 26,000 KES school fees. I used 10,000 KES to revive my cereal business. I saved the rest of the money for buying a cow."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $495 second payment.
"l am always late in terms of farming but now l have my own cows for farming so my problem is solved."
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over 8 years ago
Kennedy
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to buy two cows and start a business."
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over 8 years ago
Charles
received a $495 second payment.
"l spend 15000 kshs to pay school to my 2 children in academy, l also spend 20000 kshs to buy cow , l spend 10000 kshs to buy furniture, the remaining 5000 kshs use to buy 2 sacks of maize each at 2500 kshs."
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over 8 years ago
Thomas
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build an iron-roofed house, clear the school fees balance for my daughter and buy some cows using my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $495 second payment.
"l spend the money to plaster my house so l bought 18 bags of cement at 14400 kshs , sand at 6000 kshs, labour for 10000 kshs l also had a loan from a certain NGO of 9000 kshs so l use the money to pay the remainig 10000 kshs l use to buy cow."
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over 8 years ago
Samwel
received a $495 second payment.
"l planning to build my house l have bought 20 iron-sheet at 14000 kshs ,poles at 15000 kshs , l also bought cow at 15000 kshs and 2 sacks of maize at 6000 kshs."
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over 8 years ago
Margaret
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house as I will buy five bags of cement that will be used in plastering its walls, I will build a toilet and also part of the transfer I will spend it on buying two cows. The remaining transfer I will spend it on paying school fees for my grandchild and part of it I will spend it on buying food that we eat."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $497 second payment.
"l spend 15300 kshs to buy cow, l also spend 7000 kshs to buy steel door, l use 5000 kshs to pay school fees, l bought mattress worth 3500 kshs the remaining balance am planning to start cereal business."
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