"I am a subsistence farmer, and I earn a living by farming. For three years, we have battled a serious drought, making it impossible to grow crops on the farm. I lost my source of income and now depend fully on my husband who is a motorcycle taxi “Boda Boda”. His job has seriously been affected by the rise in fuel, making him lose customers who prefer cheaper public transport. This makes him earn very little (KES 300 per day) compared to the beginning of the year (KES 1000 per day). The big difference in his income is a challenge towards providing fully for the family. When I received my first transfer, I spent it all on buying food. I bought three packets of maize flour at KES 600, 2 kg of beans at KES 240, a packet of tea leaves, and ½ kg of sugar at KES 150."

"About ten years ago, I opened up a business where I started selling motorcycle and bicycle spare parts which has helpeddd me in sustaining my family ever since. Therefore upon the arrival of the transaction I decided to use the money to add onto the items that I needed for my business and this cost me KES 1,200."

"My recent transfer was spent on a second hand bike for comercial purpose." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"GiveDirectly enabled me to accomplish most of the goals which I had before I got the transfers. At the moment, I got a piece of land, a good house, a cow, and three sheep. All these were as a result of the transfer which I got, I am glad that I am now set to start my own family very soon. I operate a motorcycle taxi business and the market is flooded at the market and income from the business isn't reliable anymore. My new goal is to start up a retail business so that I would earn profits that would enable me to provide for my family in the few months to come." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Since I had used part of my first transfer to purchase a parcel of land and had not cleared the remaining balance, therefore,with the first transfer I spent KES 30000 amount from my second transfer to clear it up. Currently, I am still living in my father's compound however , my wish hope and prayers is to have my own home and soon I will be establishing my home now that I have a parcel of land. Besides, KES 20000 amount obtained from my second transfer went into purchasing a motorcycle. As single parent with four children to take care of, I have been using the motorcycle to ferry clients at fee and from this my family have been meeting their basic needs. I am impressed that the remaining cash transfer went into purchasing food for my family. Indeed I am impressed and grateful to GiveDirectly. home where I was born"

"We are three people in my family, and I am the breadwinner. I operate a motorcycle taxi business which has been sustaining our needs. This being the only source of income, it has been challenging to raise money for investing in other projects to improve our household income. Therefore, for the past three months, I have used KES 6000 to purchase foodstuffs for my household. This has enabled me to save some money from my business. KES 3000 I used to purchase a goat to rear for business purposes. I am thankful for the support because it has relieved me of the financial burden and at least I can currently have some savings." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I took a motorbike on loan last year and I was required to pay KES 2,000 a week for over a year and a half to clear the debt. I used the motorcycle as my means of survival as I got paid a fee every time to transport passengers and goods. Therefore when I received this recent transfers I decided to finally settle the debt and I paid KES 700. Afterwards I took KES 1,900 and bought a couple of spare parts for the motorcycle. As for what I was left with which was KES 400 I left it in my savings account in case of a rainy day." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"For years I have been raising my six children singlehandedly since my spouse is old and jobless. It has however been tough considering that I depended on casual jobs. I used to earn KES 150 in a day which was not enough even for our daily meals. Therefore paying the fees for my five children who are in primary school used to be the biggest challenge. They used to miss exams and were sometimes forced to repeat the same grade. This has been demoralizing them and as their mother, it used to stress me a lot. Therefore after receiving the cash I had to think of a permanent solution to this problem. Having the goats, therefore, is an assurance that my kids will be able to go to school without any hiccups. This is because whenever I will be required to pay fees, I will be in a position to sell one or two goats and settle the arrears. This is an assurance that my kids will be better people in future to eradicate extreme poverty life." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The money which I received from GiveDirectly enabled me to create my employment. I bought a motorcycle for business and I work as a motorcycle taxi operator and earn approximately KES 400 per day. Before, it wasn't guaranteed that I would earn any as I used to depend on casual jobs which were not regular. With my daily earnings, I try to balance what I get so that I can buy food and pay school fees for my five siblings. Since I am the eldest son, I took up the responsibility of the head of the family after we lost our mother about a year ago. Once my siblings have all graduated, they will be old enough to look for jobs and work for themselves. For me, I will start up another business so that I would generate income to support my family."

"I was at the motorcycle stand in Mariakani at around 4 p.m. waiting for a client when I received a message alert on my phone. Upon checking its contents, I confirmed the receipt of my first transfer from Give Directly. The transfer was the greatest highlight since I had not earned anything that day from my work. To say I was excited would be an understatement." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)