"Struggle to find food is always the life of the day." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Hunger has been a problem." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"it is mainly the struggle of finding food for my home" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Life as a woman in this area comes with a fair share of challenges. I cover close to 3 kilometers looking for water that I use for my household chores and to make the situation worse I carry it on my back. I do that 4-5 times a day because ones is never enough. This leaves me so exhausted and sometimes with persistent backaches. Take note that I do this single-handedly without the help of my husband because culturally he is not supposed to engage himself in such kind of work. That means I use half of my day fetching water alone instead of doing much more productive activities that will take my family forward economically. I also have to go the forest to get some firewood which again is quite a distance. All this work often gets me so overwhelmed that I sometimes wish I was a man." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My husband is employed as a motorcycle taxi driver in a nearby center here. However, his income of about 2 dollars a day is only enough for our meals and not any other developmental project. This has forced us to sleep in a dilapidated house for the 3 years of our marriage. Our biggest challenge therefore is lack of financial resources to invest in our future." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Being a motorcycle rider, I spend most of my day manouvering along the roads in search of potential customers to carry. My happiest part of the day is in the evening when I have a productive day meaning I have enough money from the customers to use it to fend for my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Mostly am unable to buy food for my family" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"nothing" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In the year 2018, my husband and I bought a motorcycle on credit from one of the leading suppliers in Bomet town. We deposited 20000 shillings and agreed that we will be paying a daily installment of 350 shillings for 1 year. We diligently serviced our loan for 8 good months before we started defaulting because of a financial crisis that we never foresaw. Things started getting worse by the day and it became impossible to continue servicing our loan. The supplier made numerous reminders until they finally came for their motorbike. The ordeal left us devastated not knowing what to do until we ultimately decided to let go."

"Seeing the day off safely and with good health always brings joy to me. The jobs I do sometimes are very risky. Riding motorcycles and sometimes working in the bushes always poses a risk to my health. Evening is therefore the happiest part of my day when I get home well."