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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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over 8 years ago
Beryl
received a $497 second payment.
"We spent 10,000 to buy seats, bought a steel door at 7,000 KES; 12,000 KES was spent on plastering the floor and 4,000 KES spent on school fees. I started a business (bought 3 bags of dry maize) at 9,000 KES to sell for a profit."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
received a $497 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a leak free iron roofed house."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $497 second payment.
"l spend 15300 kshs to buy cow, l also spend 7000 kshs to buy steel door, l use 5000 kshs to pay school fees, l bought mattress worth 3500 kshs the remaining balance am planning to start cereal business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
James
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 2000 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 2400 KES on a sack of maize and I invested the remaining 5600 KES of it on my food cafe business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Emily
received a $497 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a grocery business which gives me income."
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over 8 years ago
Abigael
received a $99 initial payment.
"I paid 4,000KES on paying school fees for my child, and spent 6,000KES to increase stock for my fish selling business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Lilian
received a $497 second payment.
"I spent 22,000 KES to buy seats and 4,000 KES on a table. I spent 2,000 KES to dig up a pit hole for a latrine; 5,000 KES on rice farming, business capital at 5,000 KES and 10,000 KES on clearing school fees balance."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Pauline
received a $99 initial payment.
"We are planning to spend my upcoming lump sum transfer on construction of a new house and starting a small business."
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over 8 years ago
Caren
received a $99 initial payment.
"I gave1,000KES to the church for tith, and spent 4,000KES on cultivating my piece of land. I paid 3,000KES for school fees for my child , and 2,000KES to increase stock for my fish selling business."
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over 8 years ago
Roseline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet and construct a new iron roofed house for my family."
(Occupation: Small business)
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