"At the time I received the transfer, we were going through a hard time as a family as far as food is concerned. We had not harvested anything from the last two planting seasons thus hunger was at the brim. Based on that, I bought a sack of maize for KES 6350.00 on the withdrawal day. Thereafter, I went back to my plans which I set earlier on how I was going to spend the money to curb the prolonged hunger. I used KES 30000.00 to construct a poultry house where I keep chicken for sale. Being a farmer by passion, I chose to keep chicken because crop farming has not been doing well nowadays due to unstable rainfall, and doing irrigation is very expensive compared to poultry farming. I also bought four goats for KES 16500.00. These goats act as a quick investment. Once I am stuck, I can sell a goat at a profit because they have ready markets. For the remaining amount, I bought some food for my family."

"The irrigation activities that had started on my farm with the assistance of my transfer gives me confidence of a better future. I am very grateful that I would be able to achieve a lot when I start selling vegetables. The income for this activity will help me in educating my children without any problem. Therefore, being able to start crop farming is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"We are sometimes hit with a persistent water shortage in our region and at times I use a lot of money to buy water for domestic use. To curb this problem, I decided to install my own water tap using the transfer. I purchased the water pipes required and paid for the water meter. I will no longer be incurring any cost on the water once this project is complete, which makes the biggest difference in my daily life. Not only will I be using the water for domestic use but I will also be selling thus earning some money. I am also planning to do some irrigation on vegetables on my small farm as well."

"At first after being affected by cyclone Ana all I was thinking was that I should improve my house. Part of my house got damaged such that it was not safe for me and my family members.I improved my house and used the little money which remained to restart my irrigation farming because all the crops from the 5 dambos got washed away by floods.After receiving this transfer then I thought of investing more in my irrigation farming.I used all my 60000 to buy seeds as am taiking know i have tomato, maize, cabagge , rape , chinese and many more vegetables .Before receiving this transfer I did not have an idea that I can go back to being a lange scale irrigation farmer like before. I have also started selling some vegatables which I planted using part of the first transfer."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the improved farming that I had been doing after obtaining a new machine that has made irrigation possible. It has been a challenge fetching water from the river, but after connecting the pipes that conveyed enough water to the farm, I found it easier and the much time that would be used then is no more."

"I do subsistence farming for a living, whereby I mainly major in growing vegetables, I had to buy water for irrigation which used to be so costly. With the transfers I received, I used Kshs 10,000 to install a borehole within the farm which does not necessarily need alot of labour. I used to supply vegetables to the suppliers like hotels and schools using public means of transport. This was so costly and took alot of time to deliver within a given time. I used the transfers to purchase a motorcycle worth Kshs 40,000. I used the remaining balance of Kshs 5,000 to pay school fees for my son who is in class seven."

"Receiving this money means a new start for my farming practices. I am a small scale farmer and I mostly plant vegetables for sale in the local market. In my farming I usually wish that I could integrate irrigation so that it can help me during the dry season. I usually do not make any money in my farming during the season and I wish I had a water pan to help me practice irrigation. I will therefore use the transfers to dig a water pan and develop an irrigation system in the garden. This will ensure that I can carry on with farming activities no matter the season."

"I am a farmer growing crops like cabbages, beans, tomatoes, and sometimes maize. I have been thinking about starting a small-scale irrigation project on my 0.8-acre piece of land. I am tired of depending on rain because it can go for 3-4 months without raining and this has been causing me losses. Farming is a good source of additional income and I am not willing to give up on it. I desire to buy a human-powered treadle irrigation pump that retails for KES 20,000. This will serve as a solution to the perennial drought that has seen me witness losses every year. Receiving this money will be a new beginning for my farming because I will not have to worry about drought again."

"I started a vegetable irrigation farm this year,2022, but it is now stuck due to a lack of funds. The prolonged drought has made the project too expensive as I have to buy water tanks and also fill them with water that I have to purchase and hire a motorist to ferry the 20 litres of jerricans to my farm which is one kilometre away from the water point. Receiving this money means using 20,000 KES to buy two water tanks and fill them with water. I will use the remaining transfer to renovate my house specifically the roof as the timbers were attacked by termites and strong winds or cyclones may bring it down."

"Used KES 30000 to buy a dairy cow used kes 8000 to dig a wate pan. The remaining amount was useful in buying more building materials as I get ready to build a shop that will see me run a business in it once it is complete. I normally engage in farming which I support with irrigation water from a pan that I dug in my compound. The money came at a time that the pan was getting muddy and I had to use the money to make it good and be able to accumulate much more water. I am glad that the rains came after the clean up and soon I will embark on farming to improve our living standards furter as a family."