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
Lavenda
received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to build a house for 30000KES. I also bought a cow for 11000KES, water tank for 2000KES, and 4 plastic chairs for 2000KES. The remaining cash i spent on daily household expenses like food."
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8 years ago
Evaline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying water pump for irrigating my farm."
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8 years ago
Susan
received a $494 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a donkey hence I don't buy water but fetch from the lake."
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8 years ago
Mary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on tomato farming, a generator to pump water into the farm and paying school fees for my children."
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8 years ago
Anna
received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy the following: 9 bags of cement for 7200KES, bed for 4600KES, cow for 16000KES, 180 kg of corn for 8000KES, water tank for 2500KES, a mobile handset for 4000KES and 3 hens for 1800KES. I also paid school fee for my son for 2400KES and construct a pit latrine for 3000KES."
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8 years ago
Peninah
enrolled.
"My first plan is to use part this money to pay school fees for my five children. Two of them are in form one, one in class seven, another in class six and the last in class three. Secondly, I intend to use another part to buy water pipes to enable me to irrigate my farm. Lastly, I intend to use the remaining amount to start a small business of selling fish."
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8 years ago
Dejakes
enrolled.
"Firstly, we intend to use part of this money to invest in farming by buying water pump to help in irrigation in the small farming. Lastly we intend to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our children in secondary school, one in form three, another in university."
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8 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement was when we saved money from farming and bought water pump which is currently helping out to irrigate our vegetables in the farm."
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8 years ago
Buyeka
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is buying a bicycle because fetching water become more easy."
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8 years ago
Enock
received a $99 initial payment.
"With my upcoming transfer I would like to build a house, buy a water pump and do farming"
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