""As an old man who only depends on chal coal burning as means of survival, my major challenge in this home is food for my family and I.""

"I spent part of my forst transfer on buying two dairy cows worthy of KES 36000. I have really been yearning to have them in my compound for years but I couldn't afford them because they were very costly. Also, I paid school fees (KES 10000) for my children who are in boarding schools in a nearby town. Thus has been of great help because they are no longer being sent home regularly as they used to do back then. With the remaining KES 9000, I decided to buy household items like utensils, chairs, and sufficient foodstuffs that would at least last for two weeks."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is the lack of space (land) for me and my family to settle on. We would love buying some land were we can build our house on. So that we have our own space as a family."

"I am happy that I will receive this money, we will not run short of food this year, we experience food shortages now and again so this money will save me and my family alot"

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is raising the children on my own without their father. I have 3 children and i have to find food and clothes for them despite that am not working. This is a big challenge for me and it stresses me so much"

"I have 7 children and all of them are still young and they depend on me to provide food for them which a big a challenge for me as i do not have a job or any business which can provide me with money. Their father left me for another woman last year and i struggle so much to feed these children"

"Since my husband died, I always struggle to find basic needs for myself, I depend on my son but he also has his own family to look after, I cannot be begging daily, I need to make sure that I work hard on my own and find food and other needs which is not easy for me because I am old, sometimes I fail to go to the farm because of some old age health complications"

"The biggest difference is that I now have a better sleeping place with heavy blankets and I can no longer be worried about the winter season.. I also have enough food for the entire household."

"I felt very lucky to have received such a huge amount of money..On the day that I saw the message I danced and sang song of praises...I prepared okra and drank it all..I was so happy."

"The biggest hardship that's we've faced as a household is lack of food , we've only managed to get little and we are far from meeting the recommended six food groups."