"Recieving this money means I will build a nother house that is more spacious and start dairy farming. Being a house wife I have been struggling doing casual jobs and we only depend on what my husband gets from buying and selling cows in the market. I plan to use 600 dollars in building a new house and use the remaining in starting a dairy farming."

"I need to buy a dairy cow. I depend on my mother for milk. I expect to spend 400 dollars of my transfer buying that cow. This will help me generate more income. I would also like to buy 2 goats. This will cost me around 80 dollars and the rest of the money i will use to pay school fees for my children."

"The biggest hardship has been financial constraints. My son was studying medical course in Machakos and since iam a single mother getting money was a challenge. I went into debt because of that. Even though he has cleared school i am still struggling to clear this debts."

"I intend to build a better kitchen house .The one I have is grass thatched and it is leaking hence letting some water .An iron sheet roofed house is good and will serve me well. My current kitchen has poor ventilation and smoke has affected my eyes alot especially if the firewood has not dried up well. My plan is build a house of approximately 18 iron sheets .It will cost approximately USD 4500. The rest of the money I plan to use for my medication, I have a problem with my ears ,I am partially deaf and I cannot hear well , someone talking to me has to shout alot."

"I dropped in class 7 because of lack of school . I didn't manage to register for class 8 exams ,so my education ended there and it affected me much .This is because my parents were poor and also my father passed on when we were still young. It is against this backdrop that my life has not been such decent,I feel that had I continue with my education my life could be better."

"My husband got sick sometime in 2012. He was diagnosed with cancer of the leg .We used alot of resources to treat him because we were going to the hospital back and forth . He was diagnosed at a later stage when the disease had ravaged him ,it really weighed on me since I have had to fend for my family alone. Taking care of the family without anyone to assist you is a tall order . Life changed completely,it took me alot of time to get used to it . I have not done any meaningful development since then,even building a better housing as I had earlier told you has not been possible."

"Receiving this money mean better education for my grand children. I gave birth to 3 sons who live here at home with me but their economic activities is to burn charcoal whatever they get cater to feed their children only. Thus they have been unable to raise school fees to educate their kids. As their grandmother I plan to use first transfer to clear huge balances they have in their schools, the second transfer I plan to construct a semi- permanent house for me and my husband."

"Receiving this money means land ownership. I have been living on family land since I got married which belongs to my father in-law. Recently I bought my piece of land but it is too small for my family to reside in there and cultivate as well. I plan to use 50000 to purchase 2 acres of land for an agriculture project and also build a home. I also plan to use 15000 to buy a cow and the rest of the money to pay school fees for my children."

"I am an old woman who has no strength to engage in any economic activities. Besides, I have been sick for more than 8 years. I was diagnosed with Tuberculosis that weakened me and I could no longer engage in any casual jobs that I used to do like farming for other people to get money. I also suffered eye problem that made me to undergo surgery for my right eye. This has really been a challenge for me to engage in any economic activities. Over the years I have been depending on my children to take care of me which to some extent, made me feel like I am a burden to them. I intend to use the cash transfer to buy goats and cows. This will help me to start selling milk and sell the goats when the multiply. This will be my store of wealth for my grand children in future as a compensation to my children for standing with me while I was sick. Receiving this money therefore means starting a livestock farming."

"Receiving this money means getting a job. I am a single woman with a family to take of. However, due to lack of jobs in the village makes it difficult to meet the basic needs of my two children. Over the years, I have been surviving through casual jobs which are not reliable to sustain my basic needs since I earn less than $20 a day. I intend to use the first transfer to start a grocery business in my village that will cost around $100. I will then use the remaining amount for food and other basic needs. I will also use the second transfer to buy dairy cows to help me supply milk in my village that will also be an income generating activity for my family."