"My mother-in-law was not enrolled in the program since she did not have an ID. When we received the transfer, we decided to support her by buying for her some foodstuffs worth KES 5000 and we also gave her KES 2000 so that she can spend on her personal needs. In addition, we bought four goats at KES 19500 as live investments that we can later sell and use the money to buy a dairy cow. We settled on them since the prices of buying a dairy cow at that time were very high yet it was what we've always wanted. Apart from this, we gave my parents KES 20000 as part of my dowry payment since my husband has not fully paid the agreed dowry for me to be considered as his wife legally. From the remaining amount, I purchased a three-seater seat worth KES 4000 to replace a bench that we've been using despite it not being in a good shape used the remaining amount on food and clothes."

"The drought has made it difficult to find water for home use. Water from the vendors is very expensive and 6 jerricans of water go to KSH 200. Upon receiving my transfer, I spent KSH 1000 to buy food and water. With nothing to grow on the farm, we have to buy our food from the shops and at very expensive prices. I then spent the remaining KSH 2000 to pay school fees for my children. My eldest son is in form one. I sent KSH 1000 for my son to use as fare because he schools away from home. I then shared the remaining 1000 equally among my four children who are in primary school. It’s because of the transfer that they sat for their end of term exams. I could not pay fully for them all since I make brooms for sale whereas my husband is a mason. We both earn very little and it is not enough to cater to all our needs."

"Because of the high cost of prices in our County and Community, I bought one bundle of zinc, one carton of nails, and then paid two of our children tuitions with the cash transfer. Thanks again GD for the assistance."

"Currently I cannot afford to provide better housing and healthy feeding to my young family. Food prices have been highly inflated to the extent that, the amount I earn from tuition teaching cannot even sustain a half of my daily KES 300 household expenditure."

"My husband and I depend on charcoal production as the main economic activity of my household. The job is very much involving and labor-intensive. Both of us earn KES 2000 per week which is not enough for a family of 5 members. All the income goes into purchasing food only. In a day I require KES 400 to get 3 meals which are not possible due to high prices for the consumable goods. As a result, food insecurity is the major challenge l am currently facing."

"I depend on the motorcycle tax business as a source of income. The work is not reliable because you may spend the whole day without getting a passenger and yet the owner expects his daily wage. The cost of living has even made it worse due to high fuel prices which leads to increase of fares, something that does not go well with the customers. Due to this, is hard to accumulate thought money to construct a house. Therefore, lack of a regular and stable source of living is the main challenge that am currently facing."

"I incurred a lot of losses this year from my farming business. I lost all my crops owing to the drought we are experiencing at the moment. I had plowed three and a half acres of land only for the maize crop to succumb to drought. The livestock business is also not doing fine. Prices at the market are too low and we end up making losses instead of profits. This has made life difficult on our side as but economic time has flexed its muscles on us. We hardly afford three meals a day at sometimes we can go without any."

"The high cost of living has been giving me sleepless nights. Prices of consumable goods have gone over the roof. I work as casuals at a nearby quarry where I earn KES 400 per day which is not enough for all domestic necessities for a family of 10 members. In a day I require KES 500 for food only. All the money I get is channeled towards meals leaving other needs such as education and health unattended. In a week we take three meals during weekends after getting my wages. Consequently, food insecurity is the main challenge that I am currently facing."

"The economic condition of this country has been a challenge, prices for items inflate every day. This has made business stagnant, I keep my shop items for more than 3 months and tend to expire. This has always given me losses to my business and I sometimes wish to close down. This has made me venture into other businesses selling firewood to sustain my family."

"The current challenge that I face is food insecurity. The high cost of living brought about by high food prices is the main cause of this. Given that my husband earns about KES 200 per day while we spend at least 300 on food alone. It has been a huge challenge for me to feed my family."