GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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8 years ago
Eunice
enrolled.
"I plan to use part of the money to build a toilet then open an M-pesa business and use the remaining to pay school fees for my son. "
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8 years ago
Molly
enrolled.
"I plan to use part of the money to pay school fees for my two daughters in high school and renovate my house from mud to semi-permanent then use the remaining to start a cereals business. "
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8 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"I plan to use part of the money to pay school fees for my son who is in high school then buy windows and steel doors for my house and buy 1 diary cow and use the remaining to buy a motorbike for business. "
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8 years ago
Caroline
enrolled.
"I plan to use part of the money to start rice farming and use the remaining to start a poultry business. "
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8 years ago
Paul
enrolled.
"I plan to buy household items like chairs, table and bed
I plan to build a semi permanent house
I plan to expand my business of buying and selling livestock "
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Johnson
received a $99 initial payment.
"I gave 5,000 KES to my wife to start a shop business, used 2,000 KES to buy clothes for my wife then bought a sheep at 2,000 KES then used the rest on food for the house."
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8 years ago
Lilian
received a $99 initial payment.
"Part of my upcoming lumpsum payment will go to my college school fees and the rest in charcoal business."
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8 years ago
Olgah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend it on paying school fees."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Rose
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the transfer on paying a debt of 6000 KES and used balance to boost my business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Ruth
received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to use the upcoming lumpsum payment to boost any areas that are lagging within the new college."
(Occupation: Small business)
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