"On receiving the transfer, I spent KES 16000 to purchase a generator. This had been my priority and dream goal since I live near a river and I plant trees, tomatoes, and vegetables for sale. I am planning to be using it to pump water for irrigation purposes since I have been doing it manually and it is so tiresome and time-consuming. In addition, I spent KES 21000 buying some building materials like iron sheets, nails, cement, and timber to use in building a chicken coop as I am planning to start a poultry project. I still have KES 17000 that I am planning to use in starting up this project by buying some chicks and their feeds."

"Well my biggest difference is the upgrade in my living standards. I have multiple sources of income and also it as eased my troubles in terms of water. I now use my motorcycle to fetch water from faraway places. I am also able to sell some water and get money too. So I can say my life has changed for the better because of the funds,"

"The happiest part in my life the past 6 months is when I sold chickens and got money that I used to buy clothes and backets that am using to store water. I was happy because I sold the chicken at high price I got about MK 10000 after selling 4 chickens."

"I did buy a bicycle which will greatly help me in terms of fetching water since I come from an area that is prone to luck water. I also bought a bed which I sleep on currently. I also bought some goats and I am rearing them at the moment and once they do increase in number I am going to sell and attend to my needs. I did buy a solar panel that I use in lighting my home."

"I plan to go the hospital for eye check up because I lost one of my eyes doing my rice farm scratching and my children took me to the hospital for eye operation but it's like the operation was not done the right way because water is always pulling out of my eye since the operation. I will expand my business with portion of it and buy cement along with zinc to use it for my house."

"The challenge that I am currently facing is food insecurity due to prolonged drought. It has been three years since we received reliable rainfall in our area. This has made agriculture unreliable. I am a house wife depending on charcoal production which is energy draining and the returns KES 2,400 per month is not enough to cater for all basic needs in my house. All the income I get goes into buying food and water. Due to this, l have been struggling to save money for the education of my children as well as food for my household. Sometimes, I borrow from relative, something I am ashamed of."

"At the moment, life is very difficult because the sources of income are very limited in this area. Charcoal burning is the only way that I am getting very little income. During the rainy seasons, I used to get money from my farm and casual jobs were available. Currently, the drought is very bad. Everything is costly including food and water because I have to purchase everyday. These are essentials that I cannot do without and all finances are now channeled there. Getting around KES 2,000 in two weeks from charcoal business cannot be enough to cater for all my needs."

"Water shortage. Clean and fresh water is very far from here. A distance of almost 30km. This is very harsh for me since I have to use a lot of money in a week to get enough water for my family. In a day I spend 350KES to get 100ltrs. Food security. The persistent drought has brought about hunger since we can not depend on farming anymore. Our charcoal business no longer sustain us because sales are few in a month. I get approximately 2500KES a month. This is not enough to take care of all our needs."

"Food insecurity and water scarcity are the current challenges I am facing. I am a mason. I build semi permanent houses. The disadvantage that comes with this job is inconsistency. In a month, I can work on only a single house where I roughly earn 4,000 KES. This amount is not sufficient for us (my wife and I). I spend half of this amount on water. I have to pay 50 KES per 20 litres of water. The amount that remains is never enough to purchase food to last for a month."

"Lack of water in the village is the main challenge that I am facing. Water is sometimes available but it is very expensive. One drum of 20 litres of water is 70 KES. This is very expensive for me and my family because the charcoal burning business earns me very little amount of money. This makes us go without food for a day or two due to the water shortage. When I receive the cash transfers, I will use part of it to buy a 5000 litres water tank that I will use to store water."