"When I receive this money, I will build a house and buy 2 cows to help in agriculture." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I'm now at peace and happy because I can now meet the family needs with a lot of ease and at the same time I can save some little money. This is because I bought a motorcycle with the money I received from GiveDirectly which I use for taxi services unlike previously when I didn't have a source of income. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"My life is different in that I managed to settle the sugarcane lease and I am optimistic that I shall get higher profits once I harvest the cane come August. I was also stressed at the time I was being registered because I had a loan from Kenya Women Finance who were threatening to auction my roof and I used this transfer to settle that loan. I was able to set up a rack at the market and started mandazi business where I sell daily to our neighbors. I am now able to buy food for my family without asking cash from my husband." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent the whole of the third transfer to purchase a new motorcycle as my source of income, being that the motorcycle l had was too old and l could spent lot of the money repairing it and at the end of the day, l would left with nothing but now l am happy l have a new motorcycle." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I have been able to meet my ambition of owning a farmland for sugarcane farming. I would have not realized this without the transfer from GiveDirectly. I would be still waking very early in the morning to search for tedious casual labor from another people's farms that eventually would not be if any meaningful rewards." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life has been different, I am now able to plan for my future. Initially, before the transfers, my life was very difficult. I was doing casual works, sometimes getting work was on and off. The little I got was not enough to fend for my family. I was working from hand to mouth and I could hardly save. Now I can provide for my family upkeep and also be able to save money. I have invested in my farm and hopefully, I will get a good yield return. I also bought a motorcycle with the first transfer I got, and this helps to provide my family with daily sustenance. Motorcycles are very common in our place and this is a mode of transport that everyone prefers to ride on. They are convenient and generates a lot of profit, which I will save and be able to buy another one in future." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent my second transfer on paying school fees for my children who are currently enrolled in secondary schools since I believe when they are well educated, then they will be better and useful people in the society. When they learn they will be able develop themselves and this will make us, their parents, to be proud of them. I also spent part of the transfer to buy chairs to replace the broken ones, as a result my house looks good and I am no longer ashamed of welcoming visitors. I spent the rest to buy a second hand motorcycle in hire purchase which I will use for commercial purposes thus earn daily income not only for repaying it, but also to support my family."

"Before GiveDirectly came to my village, I had bought a motorcycle though I was not in possession of it since I had not finished paying for it. Since I was able to clear the remaining balance using my transfers, my daily life has really changed as I now operate it and at the end of the day, I am able to save some money after buying our daily needs something I had never achieved before. With this, I know that paying my childrens school fees will no longer be a hard task to me all thanks to GD."

"My life is different because I managed to build a new home because the casual labor that I used to do could not have raised money to build a new home. I was also able to formalize my marriage by paying her bride prize without wish she would still be nagging me or she would have abandoned me like my first wife that left me for nonpayment of her dowry. I managed to reclaim my motorbike that was seized by Kenya Women microfinance that had taken it because i had defaulted loan payment." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"GiveDirectly has done good to empower people in the village. I have seen peoples' lives being transformed. Some have built houses, bought livestock and invested in motorcycles. Personally, I spent the first transfer in buying two bulls purposely to aid me in ploughing. Initially, I mostly depended on hired ones which were very expensive. I also build a pit latrine which i didn't have in my homestead. I used to releave myself in bush and this made me feel ashamed. In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done more good than bad."