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 2 years ago
Patuma
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will finally be able to buy a better mattress, we also intend to remove the thatch and roof the house with iron sheets which is something we haven't been able to afford in a long time."
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over 2 years ago
Hannah
enrolled.
"To meet our everyday needs its very hard since we do not have a proper source of income therefore we depend on piece of work that we can found on a particular day but it is a game of chance"
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over 2 years ago
Joyce
received a $501 initial payment.
"I spent my transfer in building a house worth KES 21,000, my house was old and small but I could not afford to build a better house due to the financial constraints, I also bought a goat worth KES 2200, my income is very little that a time, we sleep on an empty stomach because I cannot afford to buy food, therefore, I used the remaining part of the transfer in buying foodstuffs."
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over 2 years ago
Decla
received a $501 initial payment.
"When I received my transfer I had already planned on how to spend the money, School fees was my major priority because I heard 2 school-going children, 1 in secondary school and the other one in college, I there used KES15,000 in clearing the arrears, my house is also small, therefore, I decided to build a better and a spacious house where I spent KES 35000, I am relieved and happy that the support made me accomplish so much."
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over 2 years ago
Roselyne
enrolled.
"I am a young single mother of one child. Receiving this money will help me become fully independent aside from my 7 siblings. I will build another house and leave the current one to my younger siblings. I intend to build a two roomed house at a cost of Ksh. 20,000. I will also start goat rearing to help me support my daughter and cater for other needs like her education in future. I will start by buying 4 goats at a cost of 15,000 Kenya Shillings."
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over 2 years ago
Akuluwani
enrolled.
"It makes me happy that I'll be able to receive this transfer because it will enable me to make the necessary improvements on my house. I was denied from benefiting from the house project because they said my house is decent enough. But it isn't. I will use the money to floor the house with cement and also buy food in my house."
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over 2 years ago
Ngaumanye
enrolled.
"Cultivating is challenging because I am very old and I don't have the energy required. I also lack farm inputs such as fertilizers, seeds and hoes."
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over 2 years ago
Lony
received a $378 initial payment.
"I was very happy when I received the transfer as I knew that I will buy a lot of things I was lacking in my house especially beddings."
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over 2 years ago
Patuma
received a $378 initial payment.
"I haven't seen a difference yet because I don't know if the transfer will be enough to buy all materials for the roof."
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over 2 years ago
White
received a $378 initial payment.
"Iron sheets, bricks"
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