"He said there are many challenges, but the major challenge that bringing him down as household is the lack of cash." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When I get this transfer, my spouse will use the and buy motorcycle to do business."

"I have one small house. My family is growing I have one child and I feel inappropriate to still be living under the same roof. When I get this money I would like to build another house. This house will cost around KES 22000. My wife is also a student at the nearby technical. I do motorcycle taxi. My income fluctuates with seasons. Mostly I earn KES 300 per day which is not enough to cover my family's needs." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My biggest dream in life has been to own a tailoring business. I was unable to achieve this before because I did not have enough knowledge and skills. I am unemployed and was unable to raise fees to enrol in a college for the same. So I was happy to receive this transfer. I spent KES 39,000 on paying college fees for a tailoring course. I believe that this will equip me with the necessary skills to run a business, efficiently. I also acquired 3 goats worth KES 10,500. I hope to sell this later on when financial emergencies arise. Lastly, I spent KES 5,000 on the purchase of foodstuff, including flour, rice, beans and wheat. I needed to ensure that we had enough food for the household for all four family members." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I was still home with my wife that morning when I received a message from GiveDirectly. After reading and confirming that it was indeed that transfer we had been anticipating, I was super happy, got excited, and thanked God for the great support we had received. Since we had laid down all plans, we could not wait any further but withdrew the same day and spent the first portion of it on what we could buy on the same day." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"It will be easy for me to go back to growing and selling vegetables like I previously did. I used to grow kales and tomatoes before the onset of this current drought. This got me good returns of up to 2000 KES per day, but currently, I'm just riding a hired motorcycle taxi that only fetches 700 KES a day except for weekends when I can make a maximum of 1500 KES. But of course, we still have to split this two ways between me and the motorcycle owner. With Givedirectly's money, I will buy a water tank and probably a water pump later on so that I can improve my scale of production and be involved in farming full-time." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Would wish to venture into goat keeping. With KES 3000, I will be able to buy a goat each month. Since I work as a Boda Boda rider within the village, I have ample time to take care of them without seeking the help of an employed shepherd." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"This recipient plans to buy a motorbike if he receives this cash, and from the new bike he will buy, he will be able to run the bike and at the same time support himself to school for higher education as he elucidated." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Owning a house and send my children to school are my biggest challenges." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My husband operates a motorcycle taxi in Kericho and uses the money that he gets from that job to feed our 5 children and I and also uses some amount from the job to pay their school fees. Issues with finances has been my biggest challenge and I resorted to selling milk in order to support him." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)