"In February, I reaped plenty of what I had been working for for the past three years. I came back home from Mombasa and left-back my husband to focus on livestock raising. I started with a goat and soon they gave birth, when I had about 10 goats I exchanged them for two cows and I diligently raised them. At the beginning of this year (February) I sold the two cows for 60000 KES and I was able to buy piles of stones for my four-roomed house. I got stuck in my building project three years ago and I was overjoyed when I was able to make this step."

"I plan to pay school fees for my three children and one grandchild who is in primary school. I would like for them to study to the level they would wish. I will set aside 1000 KES every month to go towards their fees, another 1000 KES for food, and the remaining 1,000 will be for livestock. I will be saving up the 1000 KES so that I can buy around six goats which will cost 18000 KES and six cows which will cost 36000 KES. I will be fulfilled once I accomplish this."

"With six children, getting a weekly income of 1200KES from the sale of charcoal is not sustainable. We have as a family tried to venture into other income generating activities like farming and keeping of livestock but prolonged drought killed all the six cows we had. In regard to the current financial instability, the children spend a number of days at home for failing to pay school fees and whenever we sacrifice to have the balances cleared they are required to frequently go to school hungry which has yielded to poor performance. This has made me as a parent worry about the future of the children."

"I love taking tea and my day could be hectic if it does not start with a cup of black tea. A week had gone without sugar and I was frequently feeling migraine. My brother paid a visit and issued a black polythine bag and to my surprise I found 2kgs of sugar, 1kg of cowpeas and 200KES inside. The two weeks of the month of March marked the best of my days."

"It means starting to earn an income from keeping livestock. I will buy a cow at KES 40,000. I will then pay school fees for my children of about KES KES 50,000."

"Receiving this money means a better living standard for my family. I do casual jobs as our source of livelihood to sustain my family of 6. Sometimes on a good day, I will earn around KES 200 that's hardly enough for my family's needs like maize flour costing KES 130 per tin, school fees for my 4 children, and another family's basic needs. I will be a happy person if I will be among the beneficiary of these transfers since I will budget KES 30,000 to purchase a dairy cow. This will help me extensively since I will sell milk surplus to raise school fees and meet other family needs. The rest I will complete my house is halfway complete now."

"Receiving this money means a better living standard for my family. I sold my properties to raise school fees for my 3 children at the college level and 1 in primary school. As a subsistence farmer, I was not able to raise KES 200,000 that was needed for their school fees yearly. I will be excited to own a dairy cow in my compound again that I have been wishing to have. I am planning to purchase a dairy cow worth KES35,000. The rest I will use in stocking my spouse's business and renovating our house."

"I have desired to invest in livestock farming, especially goats because it is the only I save my money and earn a profit after I sell them when they multiply. Another advantage of goat farming is that goats survive better in drought situations compared to cows. I, therefore, intend to start with 10 goats which will cost KES 30,000. I further use KES 40000 to extend my house with two rooms because the current house I reside in is small (one roomed house) and is not spacious enough to accommodate my family of 5 children. The remaining amount will be invested in my children's educational needs."

"We usually have village support groups that we contribute KES 2000 a month to each other. Two months ago, it was our turn, we received KES 40,000. It was our happiest moment as I would not have saved that amount on my own. We used to this money to purchase our first cow."

"Farming and casual jobs make up my livelihood. I am a mother of three who wishes nothing but the best for my children. It's my dream to see them have good access to their daily basic needs and good education when they start going to school. I believe farming offers me a better source of income given that I do not have formal employment. I work hard to expand this so that my income would get higher. This cash transfer to me means, a dream come true. I am planning to use KES 40000 to buy a dairy cow. This is an added asset to my family. I currently have two, thus having three means higher liters of milk production and a higher rate of livestock growth in my farming. I feel in the next 3 years when my firstborn will be joining form one, I will have some calves to sell to pay his school fee while the daily milk sales will cover up our daily household expenditure."