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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over 7 years ago
Millicent
enrolled.
"I am positive that my life is going to change for better, l will be able to buy water pump that l will use in my farms ,and be able to pay my children school fee."
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over 7 years ago
Claries
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is how to get water for domestic use, currently we are experiencing drought and most water sources have dried out. "
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over 7 years ago
Kevin
enrolled.
"It's very hard to survive without a job, mostly in times of drought like this everything needs money. For you to put food on table, have water and even do farming you need to have money and go an extra mile to succeed. "
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over 7 years ago
Millicent
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is lack of water for domestic use. I have to spend more than Kshs 200 daily on buying water. "
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over 7 years ago
Alizeba
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship as at now is that with this drought ,food is difficult to find and water is also scarce."
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over 7 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is missing some meals in a day because currently the lake which is our source of livelihood through fishing is filled with water hyacinth making it hard to get fish."
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over 7 years ago
Yubeth
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer fetch water at the river since I have a borehole in my home."
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over 7 years ago
Beatrice
received a $482 second payment.
"I spent the larger part of my second transfer on buying 20 water pipes and now I no longer hire water pipes to sprinkle water on my farm.I bought 30 pieces of iron sheets since I am planning to build a spacious three roomed house as the place I am staying at the moment is a water logged ground thus I experiences dampness in this house making my health and my family's to be at stake.I also paid school fees for my child who is in high school and bought one and half bags of maize."
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over 7 years ago
Jane
received a $482 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on constructing a borehole at my home so that I can get clean water for domestic purpose easily. I also spent part of the transfer to start poultry keeping so as to get income to feed and provide for my family and the remaining cash I spent on paying school fee for my daughters in high school. "
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over 7 years ago
Oscar
enrolled.
"With the water hyacinth at the lake increasing daily, disabling vicinity and reducing the number of fish in the water, most of the time am always coming back home empty handed hence and my family is forced to go hungry most days"
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