"I am a single mother of 7 children. I do casual jobs to fend for my family, it is a big deal for me to cater for my family. My children were sent home for school fees. I have not been able to raise the fees and they are still at home.It is really a very sad state of affairs. Life is so unbearable ."

"I was beyond ecstatic the day i got the funds. I was so happy."

"Over the past few years, my husband has been studying at Migori teacher's college. It has taken a lot of resources. I used to operate a small shop but I was forced to close it because the recurrent cash I was using for business was used to pay school fees. Now that my husband has finished schooling my plan is to reopen the shop and go back to business. I am so happy to receive these transfers since I am now certain of going back to my business. I intend to spend KES 30000 to restock the shop and use the rest of the money to build a better house."

"I am struggling to feed and provide for myself and my kids since I don't have a stable source of income and I have to rely on small business like selling small fish to feed and provide for my children"

"receiving this money means that I will be able to purchase some food for my household and also to purchase enough fertilizers for the growing season so that I harvest enough food and do not have to starve anymore"

"I completed my degree this year in June with the happiness that I would secure employment. I got married last March 2020 and I spend much of my time in school afterward. When I completed and came back home, I transitioned to my household to start my family. It has not been easy meeting my daily needs since I had not engaged in any livelihood. Currently, the biggest challenge I am facing is the lack of a job. I depend on my husband who is still a student for my upkeep. I feel ashamed of this habit but I have no other options."

"Depending solely on charcoal business has made it difficult to get enough income to satisfy the family's needs. This is because it is unreliable in the sense that we get little from the business and this is after very hard work. My husband transports charcoal to town, over 100 kilometers away using a motorcycle only to get KES 2,000 in a week. He comes home after two or three days hovering around town looking for customers."

"We live in a 0.1 acre piece of land that is inadequate for us to do farming. After we had constructed the housing structures, a very small space was left for us to cultivate. Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy 0.2 acres of land for KES 70000 for cultivation purpose. This new land will offer me an opportunity to grow both short term and long term crops like vegetables and maize respectively. As a result, I will have reduced expenditure on food in the long run. I also intend to use the remaining amount of my transfer to buy a dairy cattle and extend the size of my house."

"Receiving this money means a decent house for me. Currently, I am living in a small and temporary structure, I have wished to own a good one but have not realized this due to financial struggles. My plan is to spend KES 55000 to construct a two-bedroom house with iron sheets roofing. I will further spend KES 20000 to buy a bed and mattress to avoid the cold floor. The remaining amount I will invest in goat rearing because it is the only way I can save my money to earn me a profit when I sell them after they multiply."

"I sleep on an mat and do not have a mattress. This gives me back pains especially when I am waking up."