"I have two children in secondary school and college whom I have to pay for their academic fees. I used to depend on maize farming as a source of income but over 5 years now the maize has been affected by lethal necrosis and its yield has reduced. I then resorted to casual jobs weeding peoples farm where I earn KES 100 per day however it is insufficient to meet all my household needs. So when I receive this transfer I will use KES 20000 to clear school fee arrears and the remaining amount I will use to complete house construction."

"The main challenges I am currently facing is not having a durable house. One part of my house has fallen. I had to take all my belongings to my neighbors house as I begin to fix it."

"This money means that I will have enough food to eat with my family. The maize I harvested lasted last year in November. Currently, we are relying on buying everything to eat. As soon as I receive this money, I will buy food. I also plan to build another house. The house I am living in now leaks and it's made of unbaked bricks. I desire to have a bigger house, made of baked bricks with cement. It will also have a roof made of iron sheets which does not leak."

"Inadequacy of financial resources has always crippled most of our projects. My husband works as a casual labuoror in construction sites. A job that pays him around 3000 KES weekly whenever he works for all the six days. This is way too little and can only get us food, but we still need clothes among other basic needs as well as paying school fees for our children."

"I am a maize farmer, these past three years have been terrible so to say. When I pass by my two-acre land I get frustrated with how it is. It is dry and bushy and I long for the days I would wake up knowing my time would be well spent on the farm. Today, I buy everything I need from the shops, the prices are too high for me since I have no source of income, and I depend on my daughter's assistance to make ends meet."

"Scarcity of food has been our main challenge, every time I visit my farm I always get teary-eyed. It is sad how things have turned out without the rains. We now have to buy food, this means we have to skip meals in between so that at least we have something to put in our bellies when night falls."

"I am currently alone in my household after my children got married and established their own families. Though my needs are not that much, my age is no longer ideal for casual jobs or big farming. I still struggling to make ends meet. I majorly relied on mixed farming which saw us through our needs. To me receiving these cash transfers means better farm produce. I am planning to spend KES 30000 to buy a cow. I currently have two and adding one will be my happiness. I prefer livestock rearing to crop farming since it is easier and I found out to be more reliable. I will be producing more milk from my farm for both household consumption and sales. This will help me have nutritious meals and income to meet other financial needs arising."