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
Ruth
received a $117 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a mattress since I was sleeping on a mat.I also bought bricks so that I can build a nice house for myself."
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8 years ago
Norah
received a $117 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a mattress because i was sleeping on a mat,I also bought cement and sand so that I can start cementing my house."
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8 years ago
James
received a $117 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying cement and then cemented my wife's house because we are not together but she's the one who takes care of my children,I also bought myself a mattress because i didn't have."
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8 years ago
Duncans
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer to purchase sand 7000KES,murram7000KES,15 pieces of iron sheet 6700KES,mattress 6000KES,school fees 5000KES,cushions 3000KES,smear my son's house 3000KES,savings10000KES."
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8 years ago
Judith
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying furniture 7000 KES , a mattress 1000KES and used the remaining 2000 KES to buy food for my family."
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8 years ago
Lilian
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying a mattress 4,000 KES, 12 cushions 3,200 KES and 1 sacs of maize 2,700 KES."
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8 years ago
Milka
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a mattress worth 5000 KES,I bought chair cushions at 3300 KES. I paid 1600 KES to clear fee arrears my daughter owed her former secondary school."
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8 years ago
Joan
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a mattress worth 5000 KES, maize worth 2800 KES, clothes worth 2500 KES and used transport worth 700 KES"
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8 years ago
Christabell
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on buying a mattress 3,500KES,3 pieces of iron sheet 1,950KES,one sack of maize 3,000 KES and added some amount onto my small business 2,000KES."
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8 years ago
Christine
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on buying a mattress 3,000KES, a bed 4,000KES ,a goat 1,200KES and food for my family1,200KES."
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