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 8 years ago
Dorcas
enrolled.
"I plan to build a house
I plan to buy household items like blankets and mattresses for me and my children
I plan to expand my business of selling chapati "
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over 8 years ago
Persila
received a $494 second payment.
"I paid 4,000 KES school fee for my grandson, bought one cow at 15,000 KES, two mattresses and two blankets at 6,500 KES, one sofa set at 12,000 KES, used 10,000 KES to restart my omena (small fish) business which had collapsed before, used 1,850 KES to buy clothes and shoes for myself."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"I'm planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my children in secondary school, one is in form three and the other in form two,I will also use part of it to buy a mattress and a bed and lastly the remaining bit I will use to buy food for the family."
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over 8 years ago
Vivian
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought iron sheets 5000 KES, mattress 3000 KES, school fees 1000 KES and spent 1000 KES on food."
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over 8 years ago
Maculate
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought bed and mattress 6500 KES, a sack of maize 3000 KES and clothes with the token payment."
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over 8 years ago
Agnes
received a $99 initial payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy mattress at 3500 kshs, blanket at 2000 kshs, uniforms at 800 kshs, l also paid school fees of 3600 kshs for my children in academy schools."
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over 8 years ago
James
received a $99 initial payment.
"l spent 4500 kshs to buy mattress, l also paid school fees of 3000 kshs for my children the remaining balance l spent to buy food."
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over 8 years ago
George
received a $99 initial payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy mattress at 4500 kshs, l also bought some building materials such as poles at 4000 kshs the remaining balance l spent to buy food."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought mattress 3500 KES, blanket 800 KES, iron sheets 1800 KES, a sack of maize 2500 KES and paid school fees 1500 KES."
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over 8 years ago
Evalyne
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the transfer on paying school fees 4000 KES, 2500 KES mattress , 1 blanket 700 KES and used balance on daily food."
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