"The main challenge is food insecurity. We live in a semi-dry area that experiences very low rainfall making the availability of fresh food and clean water a challenge. Sometimes we could have money to purchase foodstuff but the food itself is unavailable so we end up not having food especially milk. We have to go to bigger centers to get milk which is a distance from home and the prices there are high, double the one we could afford in the village." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"It was around 11:30pm ,That was when my husband come back home. He had taken our neighbor who was unwell to the hospital for treatment. I woke up and open the door for him. I just decided to check my phone. I saw a message confirming that I have received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I couldn't believe my eyes, I felt so happy and immediately informed my spouse. Who also checked it. It was one of the best nights. We were so happy and grateful. We knew our plans would be fulfilled. We slept well and on the next day we went to withdraw the money and used some to repay for the motorcycle that we had purchased on hire purchase. We are so grateful for the support." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When my spouse bought a motorcycle two months ago, I was very happy because now when I want to go visit my parent I do not have to be worried about transportation anymore."

"I have many things that I would wish to achieve in life but the unavailability of money has made my dreams not come true. One of the things that I have always wanted to do is build a good house for my family since the one that I currently live in is small and in a very bad state. I also have a motorcycle business that I am currently running but it is not giving me much because I took it on a loan where I am required to pay 2668 KES every week. These transfers will enable me to clear the remaining loan balance of 45,356 KES and build a house, however, the monthly transfers will not be enough to achieve all these. My plans, therefore, are not to save for five consecutive months and start buying livestock for rearing and sell at a profit when they start multiplying."

"I had new plan which was to buy a Motorcycle for business, and by the grace of God I received transfer from Givedirectly which I used to start my business."

"When I cash out my money, I bought one bundle of zinc, and phone." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I bought some bags of cement and also bought Zinc to start building my house." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My husband is a commercial motorcycle rider. I have not been working or doing anything to help with our upkeep. Things got a bit difficult for us. We moved in to live with my sister in law. My goal has been to buy a new motorcycle and do business. I have not been able to achieve that because of the lack of money. I was so excited when GiveDirectly came to my town with it's cash program. I was overwhelmed when I received my transfer. With this program I know my life will improve for the better." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

""When I receive the money, I want to get involve with small business, that's to increase the one that I'm already doing. This is because the little business that I'm doing is not large enough to sustain my family, I will also buy motorcycle as a means transporting my goods"."

"It was around 11 AM when I was in my garden watering my vegetables when I saw the message notifications. I was so curious and without wasting time I had to check who could have sent the message during that time. I was overexcited after realizing that I had finally received my cash transfers. I remember leaving the task I was handling and going back home. I shared the news with my family members and from the look on their faces, they were all happy. We knew that we would accomplish all our heart's desires through financial support." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)