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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almost 8 years ago
Phoebe
received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying maize, a mattress, a suitcase and paying school fees for my daughter who is still in school"
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almost 8 years ago
Jane
received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying one sack of maize, food, some household items, I also bought a bed, a mattress and a mat that my children and I use in sleeping because during that time we lacked beddings"
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almost 8 years ago
Maurine
received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a mattress, one sack of maize, food, clothes, I also bought some school uniforms and school books for my children who are still in school"
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almost 8 years ago
Judith
received a $481 second payment.
"I spent on iron sheets for building because my current house is old, small in size and the roof is leaking. I also bought a goat which I am rearing to sell in future, mattress, seats and one sack of maize to consume with my family."
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almost 8 years ago
Richard
received a $483 second payment.
"I spent most of the transfer to build a spacious comfortable iron roofed house, the remaining balance l spent to buy mattress."
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almost 8 years ago
Charles
received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on debt repayment (10,000 KES), building a house for my second wife (21,000 KES), bought a bed and mattress (8,000 KES), bought clothes and food for my family (10,000 KES)"
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almost 8 years ago
Stephen
received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying a cow, chairs, a bed, a mattress, four goats and I also expanded my small busines"
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almost 8 years ago
Lilian
received a $481 second payment.
"I spent most of the transfer to buy building materials as l am planning to build a nice permanent house, l also spent the transfer to buy solar lump and the remaining balance l spent to buy mattress."
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almost 8 years ago
Sarah
received a $113 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying households like mattress, bed, bedsheets and saucepan. I also bought school requirements for my children like uniforms, books and pens.thanks"
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almost 8 years ago
Maureen
received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing a mattress since I had a smaller one, paid workers to smear my house and purchased a wooden door hoping to fix it very soon. I also bought seats in the house and re-paid a debt which was overdue."
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