"I was posted here in 2017 by my employer since I am a teacher and I had to come without my family since I did not have land or a house to live with them. I have managed to buy land and build a small house through a loan that I had borrowed. Receiving this money will mean that I will be able to build a bigger and better house and relocate my family here. Having them around here will give me joy and satisfaction since I will be able to plan better for them."

"Due to the poverty level and the old aged condition I am, I can no longer engage in active economic activities apart from doing casual labour at the quarry which is so tiresome. The peanuts I am paid is not enough to cater for our daily needs. Receiving this money would mean I renovate my house especially the floor and the roof. I will spend 25000 KES on this. I will also spend 8000 KES on my husband to seek for medical care since he was diagnosed with stroke five years ago. The rest of the transfer will be spent on food."

"The house I am living in is in poor condition and unsafe for my family of 10 members. The walls and the roof are damaged. The condition becomes worse whenever it rains. Four of my children are sleeping at their grandmother's house because they are now grown ups but due to the poverty level we can not afford to build a house for them. Receiving this money would mean I build two houses which will accommodate the whole family. I believe through this my family will be living in a a safe and decent house and I will also have privacy. I will spend 40000 KES on buying the building materials and costs. I will also buy two beds and mattresses for my family. The rest of the money will be spent on buying food and paying school fees for my children."

"Lack of food in my family of two is a big challenge since I don't have a reliable source of income because of my age. We sometimes go to bed hungry and this has eventually affected my health as I am growing weaker."

"I am a subsistence farmer but due to the current drought we are experiencing in our area, farming has been hit hard hence no harvesting for the past 2 years. Upon receiving this money, I plan to start a grocery at the trading centre because there is a high demand of fruits and vegetables. I will spend 30,000 KES on this. I believe through this business, my family of four will have a reliable source of income which will cater for all the basic needs. I will also spend 5000 KES on school fees for my son who is in class six. The rest of the money will be spent on food."

"All I think about when I receive this money is my children. I have four children here at home; two are children with special needs while the other two are in primary school awaiting to join the next level of their studies in April. This therefore means that I have to split the money to fit their needs. I will use 25,000 KES for school fees and another 25,000 for medication and other needs for my two children with special needs. One of them uses drugs which cost me 2,500 KES every month."

"I was tending to my crops in my Kitchen Garden, it was around 6 pm when I heard my phone ringing and vibrating loudly, upon checking my phone I realized that I had received the promised transfer, it was the happiest day in my life, I immediately called my husband and broke the wonderful news to him, he was overwhelmed with joy. When my husband came home the next day we embarked on planning."

"My husband was a motorcycle rider and he had done this job for more than 10 years. Life was well during this time but he was diagnosed with pneumonia which made him stay home without any job to do. This made life difficult for me to make both ends meet. My only job as a tailor can only make 200 KES per day which is not enough to buy food and pay school fees. I am overwhelmed with depression not knowing when he will be for to work and help me with the daily activities."

"I have five children who are all in school and they need schools fees. The money I get from mining is not enough to save and start any business. The time I was sick, I learnt a great lesson as all my children remained at home because of the lack of school fees. Receiving this money means investing. I am planning to use 20,000 KES to start goat keeping which will help me when I am sick or during any emergencies in future."

"Receiving this money means better education for my two children. I have two children who are in secondary school. They each pay school fees of KES 35000 per year. I am a casual labourer at the nearby quary earning KES 8000 per month. This is too little to pay for school fees and buy food for the family. My husband is old and he can no longer work. I will use KES 100000 to pay school fees. This will make my children stay at school always and prepare for their KCSE examinations."