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
Jane
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 1400 KES of my token payment on 2 iron sheets, 3000 KES on a sheep, 3000 KES on a mattress and the remaining 2600 KES on food."
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over 8 years ago
George
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5000 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 1620 KES on cushions then I paid school fees for my child using 2000 KES and the remaining 1380 KES on food."
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over 8 years ago
Eunice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a solar lamp for light provision, procured a mattress, bought my children school uniforms, and also purchased foodstuffs for family consumption."
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over 8 years ago
Celine
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token payment to buy cushions for my chairs (4800) a mattress (3500) and food (1600)"
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over 8 years ago
Debora
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the transfer on buying mattress ksh 4500, school fees ksh 4000 and ksh 1500 on meals."
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over 8 years ago
Benter
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used 3,200KES to buy a mattress because my mattress was too old and thin. Paid 2,000 KES to my child in academy school. Used the remaining portion to expand my retail shop business."
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over 8 years ago
Pamelah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a mattress at 4000 KES, a cupboard at 5000 KES and I paid primary school fees for children using the remaining 1000 KES of the token payment."
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over 8 years ago
Fauzia
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5000 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 4000 KES on a bed and I settled my debts using the remaining 1000 KES."
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over 8 years ago
Pauline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 7000 KES of my token payment on school uniforms for my 7 children and I spent the remaining 3000 KES on a mattress."
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over 8 years ago
Everline
received a $495 second payment.
"I spent 13,600 KES to buy 20 iron sheets, poles at 3,500 KES, soil to fill up the walls at 2,000 KES, nails at 700 KES and paid for labour at 3,000 KES to construct my new house. I also bought a bag of dry maize at 2,600 KES, paid a group savings loan of 7,500 KES, bought a bed at 4,300 KES and mattress at 3,500 KES and then bought clothes for my children at 1,500 KES."
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