"I lack money for fertilizers which affects my maize production every year, resulting in constant hunger on my household due to poor yields"

"Lack of money, even after harvest and sell of pigeon peas we don't have enough money to look after the family"

"I am so happy to be part of the people enrolled in this programme. I will use this money to buy food, clothes and beddings for my family and I"

"It means financial stability. I am the sole breadwinner in my family. I own a powersaw which i use to fall trees and cut timber for my clients.This is un- predictable because somedays i earn a living from it and some days i go without work.On average i earn ksh 400 per day from it.I am not able to save for other things as i spend all of it in food,school levies and fees for my family.I would like to start up a timber business that will cost me ksh 80,000 to purchase 20 trees at 4000 per tree from which i can harvest timber and sell at a profit of ksh 2000 from timber harvested per tree.Education too is what i value for my children and will want to give them good education by paying school fees of ksh 30,000 for my son in secondary school."

"About two years ago i closed down my business due to lack of enough capital to run it.Since then, i have been doing casual jobs which earn me only Ksh 250 per day when i get the job. Sometimes i stay for two days without earning a shilling and this has been difficult on me because i live alone with my three children and they depend on me wholly."

"The biggest challenge I have faced in my life is employment. I am a stay at home mum and my husband is not yet fully employed with the government as a teacher and we rely on the little amount he gets as a teacher at Tengecha boys to feed my family."

"Old age. My wife and I stay with our two grandchildren since their parents work far away. We cannot till the land and provide for them because of our age. Getting equipment to be used to help us toll the land is also costly."

"The biggest hardship has been financial constraints. I had 3 cows who died due to diseases. Since then i have not been able to buy others. This cows used to produce a good number of litres which we used to sell it and also for family use."

"I have one cow only. I would like to buy another one dairy cow. This dairy cow will help me pay for my children school fees. I expect to cost around 300 dollars. I also intend to buy maize for my family. I have some in the farm but they have been affected by diseases and likely not to do well."

"The biggest hardship that I face is sickness and lack of food. I will use the money to buy food and I believe thay will improve my health."